I propose to take Questions Nos. 1316 and 1317 together.
My Department is maintaining liaison with Mayo County Council in relation to the situation in the Pullathomas area of north Mayo following the landslide which occurred on 19 September 2003.
I have received a detailed report from a senior official of my Department, who visited the area, on the extent and nature of the damage to roads and bridges and I understand that Mayo County Council has engaged consultant geologists to assess the risk of further landslides and to advise on precautionary and remedial action. Some interim repairs of infrastructure have already been put in place by Mayo County Council and ESB.
It is intended that the more permanent reinstatement of infrastructures will be addressed under the non-national roads programme administered by my Department and the CLÁR programme administered by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, on the basis of detailed assessments and of the developing situation. The scope and nature of the assistance required will be determined in this context.