On page 140 of the programme for Government it mentions fulfilling the Irish Government's mandate as a co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement. In light of the deal done by the DUP with the British Tory party, has the Taoiseach any comment to make following the issuing of Theresa May's letter, which tells her Tory MPs, "As set out in its General Election manifesto, the Conservative Party will never be neutral in expressing its support for the Union"?

That is not an issue relating to promised legislation.

It is. It is an issue in the programme for Government and is about how the Government can fulfil its role as co-guarantor. How can it ensure the British Government fulfils its role as a neutral co-guarantor, having stated that it has no selfish, strategic or economic interest in Northern Ireland in 1994 when the Good Friday Agreement was signed?

It was 1998.

The Government is a co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. What are the implications of the letter Theresa May issued to her fellow Tory MPs?

I read the agreement yesterday and I am due to speak to the Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, later this evening about this matter and the ongoing talks in Belfast. The agreement states the British Government's ongoing commitment to the Belfast Agreement but also states that the British Conservative Party is a unionist party, as if anyone did not know already. Just as that party asserts its commitment to the union, we and our parties assert our aspiration to Irish unity but, as regards the Belfast Agreement, we agree to act impartially and as co-guarantors.

That concludes questions on promised legislation. My apologies to Deputies Buckley, Carey and Durkan but we have run out of time.

I indicated also.

I did not see the Deputy indicate. We may have to look at a more effective way for Deputies to indicate they wish to raise a matter. Unfortunately, I do not have bionic eyes.