asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate what progress has been made regarding the survey of the flooding in the Ballingeary and Inchigeela area of County Cork; and if a temporary scheme has been devised.

The survey of the River Lee and tributaries in the Inchigeela-Ballingeary region has been completed and the survey data are at present being studied to see if an economic drainage scheme can be devised for the area.