I take the opportunity to welcome the announcement today from Clarence House and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, that Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, will visit Northern Ireland and Ireland and that they will visit the west. It is expected they will visit Sligo. That would be very warmly welcomed by the people of County Sligo. As a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly for a number of years, I mentioned on a few occasions to the British ambassador that Lord Mountbatten had never been commemorated in County Sligo or Mullaghmore. We are very hopeful in County Sligo that Prince Charles will visit Sligo

We are looking forward to the visit and the positive impact it will have not just on Sligo but on the west and in terms of relations between Britain and Ireland.