I am aware of the recommendations that are being discussed currently between Dublin City Council and the Office of Public Works. There will be a meeting on Monday to progress that report further. I am also aware that substantial work, primarily wall building, is to be carried out to the tune of €7.3 million. While I do not wish to pre-empt next week's meeting, I know the Office of Public Works's staff and equipment will be involved in building embankments among other things.
As regards the issue of funding, the Office of Public Works does not currently have any powers to do any work on the Tolka River. The Office of Public Works requested the report to be commissioned and paid €870,000 for it, but the issue remains as to who will fund the work. At the moment, it is a project for Dublin City Council and clearly it will have to come from central funding at some stage. It is not the responsibility of the Office of Public Works, however. The Office of Public Works will assist Dublin City Council and as a result of the discussions that will take place on 16 December, a decision may be taken with regard to funding. At this stage, however, I do not want to pre-empt how that will work out.