Mr. John Sydenham:

As I outlined, the area which will be encapsulated by the scheme is quite expansive. It covers from the Inniscarra dam right into the city centre - about 19 km. That will be done in a variety of phases. The priority phases are within the city centre. There is impact from construction work, there is no use pretending there is not. It is the nature of it. Once we are working in the city centre area there will be disruption, but we are doing everything possible to manage it as part of designing the phasing of the schemes. We have had detailed consultations with the local authority, its traffic department and An Garda Síochána on the optimum way to phase the works. The overall projected timeline for the entire scheme from start to finish is approximately ten years. The first two phases, which will provide the bulk of the defences within the city centre, can be accomplished in a much shorter time period. Therefore, the impact on the city centre will vary as we move through the city. I will ask Mr. MacManamon to speak about out planned approach in more detail.