Narrow Water bridge
Senator D’Arcy promotes the Narrow Water bridge, noting EU funding and planned engagement with business leaders on its cross-border tourism and economic benefits.
The loudness of the interruption signifies the weakness of the argument. Tomorrow, the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement will meet with business leaders from both sides of the Border to consider the best way to advance the Narrow Water bridge. While EU funding for the bridge has been secured, final approval has not yet been given. Tomorrow, Warrenpoint and Dundalk chambers of commerce will outline the tourism and business potential of the project for their respective areas and jointly for both areas.
I am very proud to be a member of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and proud of its work. In the context of North-South relations and work on that, last night I attended and took part in a debate in Crossmaglen on a Border poll. While it is the Government position that this is premature, it was a very good debate. We are a bit concerned that 23% of Sinn Féin voters in a recent "Spotlight" poll said they would prefer to remain part of the United Kingdom. Nonetheless, it was a good debate. The way forward is through the working of the institutions-----
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Sinn Féin has a lot of English members.
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To conclude, the way forward is to work the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement, including the North-South body. We had a great debate at Stormont last week on the issue of suicide, which Senator Conway raised. Finally, could I say-----
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On my way home last night, I stopped in Sexton's of Haggardstown and we had our own Border poll. It was almost unanimous, but it was very late.