3. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [16858/25]

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I add my voice to the condolences to the colleagues and family of Garda Kevin Flatley. It reminds us of the dangers that gardaí face every day. We can see the recent work that has been done in my constituency in dealing with incredibly serious organised crime, and I commend the Garda on that. Our thoughts are also with the families of the two teenagers who were lost in Donegal. As my constituency colleague has stated, in case anyone needed to be told, it was an historic weekend for Louth after 68 years, and all the sweeter for it. I am delighted that the Taoiseach welcomes this and has forgiven Louth for 1957. Beyond that, he sees the necessity of a county stadium. It has already been stated that we have the under-20s, the minors, the ladies football and the camogie, as soon as sense prevails, and I commend the players in that regard. It has been a very good year, even for Louth hurling. However, we do not have a county stadium. When I brought up this issue with the Minister of State, Deputy McConalogue, he said that LSSIF funding would be determined on the basis of budgetary conditions, and we all understand that. However, when I dealt with the issue with his predecessor, the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, he spoke about the fact the Louth county stadium, alongside Drogheda United, was on the reserve list. It is absolutely necessary that they are on the reserve list if funding becomes available or else top of the list for the next round.

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I appreciate it.

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17. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [16857/25]

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I welcome what the Taoiseach said in the sense of supporting a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown. We have all heard about the huge level of collusion, the number of agents who had information and who had been involved in this and the questions in relation to surveillance. The question I have for the Taoiseach is on whether this is Government policy. On that basis, how does the Taoiseach intend to engage with Hilary Benn and the wider British Government because we have to deliver for the family of Sean Brown who have been failed over the past 28 years? I would also put it to the Taoiseach, as I have stated previously as regards Irish unity, that we have to deal with the constitutional issue and he has to come up with some means or mode where we can have the conversation on what constitutional change would look like. Alongside and long before that, we have many cross-Border issues, particularly in a constituency such as mine, that relate to taxation, benefits, insurance, etc.

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The Tánaiste, when he was Taoiseach, spoke about the need for a cross-Border hub that could deal with some of these issues and make sure that they are on the political agenda. We know that there will be no difficulty engaging with the Northern Executive.

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We should be able to engage with the British Government at this stage. We are not dealing with the madness we would have had previously.

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