Mr. John Sydenham:

I will give a quick update. I fully appreciate the stresses of the local community. It was assessed and I think the scheme viability came into question. What is currently happening is that the OPW, in consultation with the county council, is doing what is known as a scheme viability review, which is looking at the whole configuration to see if we can come up with a working system that is viable. Even though it sounds harsh, there is an underlying principle where we look at schemes. We have to look at costs and benefits. In terms of determining the scheme viability, we have to look at the hard economics. There has to be finite limits on what we can spend relative to what we are protecting but in this instance we would be confident that we may be able to come up with a solution by reviewing the scheme in partnership with the council.