Richard Bruton
Ceist:143 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he has reviewed the submission by Dublin Corporation seeking funds to breach the causeway linking Bull Island with the mainland in order to improve the scouring effect of the tide and prevent the growing problem of siltation and its application for additional dredging to maximise the impact of such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter dealing in particular with his Department's willingness to fund these works. [2977/99]