Brendan Smith
Ceist:43 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht when funding will be allocated for the proposed extension of the Erne Navigation southwards from Belturbet to Killykeen and Killeshandra, County Cavan; if the environmental impact assessment study has commenced; when detailed design of the scheme will commence; if he will ensure that this project proceeds as quickly as possible in view of the substantial economic and tourist benefits that this development would bring to the region on both sides of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15458/95]