asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that coast erosion is becoming a danger to certain people in the Laytown-Bettystown coastal area; and if he will have an immediate inspection carried out so that steps can be taken immediately to avert this danger.

I am not aware of the extent of the coastal erosion in this area and I do not propose to have an inspection carried out there. The matter appears to be one for the local authority in the first instance.

Question No. 14 postponed.