There will be statements, and questions and answers, on that matter this evening.

A number of months ago, at the request of Deputies McLoughlin, MacSharry and myself, the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Moran, visited areas in County Sligo which are vulnerable to flooding. There is one particular area in Ransboro where four or five houses are very susceptible to flooding. In fact, one of those houses has been flooded on three occasions in recent times. Sligo County Council has made an application for funding to do a report and try to resolve this through a low-cost scheme. Is there any update on that? I see the Minister of State is present so perhaps he will respond.

I visited Sligo just before Christmas, where I met Deputies McLoughlin and Scanlon and others. I am delighted to inform Deputy Scanlon, the House, and the constituent I met there - who I wish well because I believe he is sick - that I signed off on that last Friday. The money has been made available to the local authority to carry out a consultant's report which can then be brought to my desk for more money in respect of the scheme. I issued a letter to the local authority last Friday stating that the money is available to carry out that report.