All of us have been contacted by students recently who have not received their student grants. I know work is being done on this matter but it is important, as we come closer to Christmas, that it is speedily resolved. Some of us met with the vocational education committees this morning and they echoed the problems in this area.

I welcome the allocation of €1.9 million for the N16 Sligo-Enniskillen road which runs through north Leitrim and Glenfarne. This is good news for the county this morning as we have been working for several years to get this road upgraded.