I apologise to Senator O'Sullivan for missing his contribution but I share his concerns, from what I hear he said. At the same time, as Senator Feighan noted, we have come a long way in recent years with the various agreements and so on. I was at Westminster recently with Senator Feighan and others and there is no doubt that there is tremendous goodwill over there for Ireland and our cause, even with Brexit and despite the difficulties in the British Cabinet. Members of Parliament such as Mr. Stephen Hepburn and Mr. Conor McGinn, along with others, are working hard in our best interests. The reception over there was tremendous.

Once Sinn Féin is over its conference this coming weekend and the Democratic Unionist Party-----

The Senator is invited.

Perhaps I could be an external delegate. I have no problem with it, no matter what people think.

It is a long step for the Senator.

We are all getting used to long steps around here. We will see what happens once these matters are out of the way. I have been told the back channels are quite busy. I would travel in hope. They know as elected people what they must do and they are aware of the agreements. They are as committed as the rest of us to them. They have their own agendas now. Give them a little more time and space and I would be hopeful about the process.