asked the Minister for the Environment if, in view of the urgent need for a new fire station in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, he will indicate when he expects work to commence on the proposed site for the new station at Kill O'The Grange.

As indicated in my reply to Question No. 260 by Deputy Andrews on 17 December 1980, it is a matter for Dún Laoghaire Corporation to decide whether and when to proceed with this project, subject to obtaining my sanction for any necessary borrowing. No proposal for approval to borrow for this project has been received in my Department.