Mr. Peter Walsh:

The information made available to the Deputy was made available to TII and Louth County Council and it will be taken into account. There is no question about that.

The cost of additional land has not been factored in at this time. It cannot until such time as it has been identified. The value and cost of land have a number of contributing factors, not least of which are the disruption and the impact on the landowner. The compensation that arises in this regard becomes the figure in our sums when reviewing the business case. I do not know whether that answers the Deputy's specific questions. Of course we are sensitive to the potential of flooding.