Mr. Jim Casey:

The Deputy is correct. The planning application for Midleton is not yet submitted. The design of the project is nearing completion presently. The occurrence of the extreme flood last October required us to review the design to check that it was capable of mitigating a flood event of the nature of that which occurred during Storm Babet. That design review has been finalised now and we are confident that the design option for the permanent scheme in Midleton will meet the required protection standard.