In answer to the first part of the Deputy's question it is not true to say that the entire ceiling has now been arrived at with regard to the 150,000 hectares. For obvious reasons, particularly because of extra funding from the Exchequer under the national plan, what has happened is that the FDS offices have been instructed to issue approvals up to that level. While it is very difficult to anticipate exactly the number of people who have applied and now wish to go ahead it would appear that applications for the first three or four months of 1982 will be accepted under the old scheme.
In answer to the second part of the Deputy's question, there are at present moves afoot in my Department to initiate a new drainage scheme. For obvious reasons I am not at liberty to announce it. It will mean that there will be adequate funding available for a fairly large amount of drainage and land improvement in the future.