asked the Minister for the Environment if he is aware that Roscommon County Council have no money to pay the housing loans already approved; and the action he intends to take in the matter.

I would refer the Deputy to my reply to question No. 411 of 11 November 1980 in which I gave details of the local authority housing loans situation in County Roscommon.

The position as set out in that reply still obtains but I have authorised the issue to the Council on 19 December of a further £50,000 from the Local Loans Fund.