I propose to take Questions Nos. 147, 148, 149 and 150 together.
The questions posed by the Deputy have been raised by the Department of Foreign Affairs through the framework of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. The British authorities have provided the following information.
In connection with the frequency of parades, the British authorities have advised that between March 1998 and 21 March 1999 there were 151 parades in Portadown RUC sub-division. Of this number, 115 were legally held and 36 were illegally held. The vast majority of these parades were loyalist parades.
With regard to the level and frequency of the police presence in the area, the British side have advised that an RUC presence has been maintained in the general Garvaghy Road area since 29 June 1998 and that a static RUC presence has been maintained at Craigwell Avenue.
The chief executive of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive has advised that it can only provide information about the number of families who would have moved out of the Garvaghy Road and the Craigwell areas of Portadown based on approaches made to it to buy houses from those families or to provide them with alternative accommodation. This type of information is held by the executive on a financial year basis.
The information sought in connection with housing is, therefore, as follows: