asked the Minister for the Environment if a person (details supplied) in County Sligo who applied for a reconstruction grant by registered post on 31 January, 1980 will qualify for a grant as all other conditions have been fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

The application in this case is valid. The applicant should notify my Department when work has been completed so that an inspection can then be arranged with a view to payment of a grant, if in order.