I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 95 together.
Successive Irish Governments have taken a close interest in the affairs of the Crossmaglen Rangers GAA Club and in the specific difficulties caused to the club by the proximity of the joint British/Army RUC base.
I was pleased to receive a delegation from the Crossmaglen club last April and was briefed on their ambitious development proposals, including the provision of improved playing and spectator facilities at the club. Subsequently, I raised the issue of the club's development plans at a meeting of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference on 22 May 1996.
My Department had a meeting with officers of the club last September and is due to have a further meeting with the club this week to discuss progress on the project. I await a full report of this meeting which will enable me to consider how best we can continue to assist the club in its development plans.
I will ensure that all issues affecting the club continue to be closely monitored and, where appropriate, will pursue matters raised through the framework of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.