asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a grant available from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote, or from other funds at his disposal, to the Kerry County Council for very urgent coastal protection work.

The Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote does not include provision enabling an allocation to be made to the Kerry County Council for coastal protection works. On the general question of protection against coast erosion, I would refer the Deputy to the reply to Deputy Sweetman's Question on to-day's Order Paper.