I welcome the announcement by the Cabinet this morning of a significant commitment to jointly fund crucial all-Ireland infrastructure projects in partnership with the Northern Executive. This is an example of what we can achieve working together for the benefit of all people on the island. The delivery of projects like Casement Park, the Narrow Water bridge and the Battle of the Boyne site will have practical and important benefits far beyond the communities of Belfast, Down, Louth and Meath. The completion of the A5 in particular must be delivered. Too many lives have been lost on this road. The completion of the A5 could unlock the potential of the north west. I look forward to working with the Government to see this happen in the time ahead. It is welcome that the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, is in Belfast today to meet with the Minister of Finance, Caoimhe Archibald. We now want to see an early meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council.

I thank the Deputy for raising those issues. This is a very positive story. The Government announced a significant funding package of €600 million as part of the A5 north-west transport corridor, which is going to be of major benefit to Northern Ireland but which will also connect Donegal with Dublin and the east coast. That is a project we have been committed to, as the Deputy knows, for many years. It was important that the Government was very clear on the extent of our financial commitment as it is today. I hope that will allow more ambition in respect of the pace of delivery on the A5 project and a range of other projects under the shared island initiative. This includes moving ahead on construction of the Narrow Water bridge-----

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-----and beginning work on Casement Park, which I hope will be upgraded shortly. This is a good example of how the Irish and British Governments can work together with the Executive in Northern Ireland and the Ministers there to make things happen in a way that, perhaps, was not possible a few months ago when we did not have an Executive. Let us try to reinforce the positivity that marked the events of recent weeks. The Government is certainly leading in this regard in light of the significant package announced earlier.

On the North-South Ministerial Council, it is really important that happens as soon as possible. I have already been up North meeting my counterpart, Conor Murphy-----

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The sooner that happens, the better.