I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together.
Under the Operational Programme for Environmental Services 1994-1999 grant aid of some £200,000 was made available to Waterford County Council in 1996 and 1997 towards coast protection schemes at Cunnigar and Tramore costing £266,164.
Last year my Department received from the county council a consultancy study on further protection requirements at those locations, and the local authority has recently put forward a proposal for development works based on the study. The options and funding needs for coast protection works at Tramore and Cunnigar will be assessed in the context of the multiannual coastal protection programme, which will be informed by evaluations of strategic coastal protection priorities, costings and funding available.