John McGuinness
Ceist:255 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if a soil or spoil test will be carried out immediately on the spoil from the bed of the River Nore to determine if it is safe to spread it on the open fields and meadows at Dukes meadows and Riverside Drive, Kilkenny, as part of the flood relief scheme; and his views on the fears expressed by the residents regarding this part of the project. [16524/01]