Mr. Maurice Buckley:

I thank the Deputy. I will bring in my colleague, Commissioner John Sydenham, in a moment to deal with the detail. I accept the frustration and anxiety that the Deputy and other local representatives in Mayo have and have expressed over the years. I was there for the public launch of the scheme in 2018. It is an important scheme and a town at serious risk of flooding. It is an important river for fishing and everything else. It is an extremely difficult and environmentally sensitive initiative. This has to be done right. It is frustrating because it takes time and that is primarily the reason we have not been able to use all of the moneys allocated to date, but we will catch up on that. We must get these things right.

A lot of work has been done and will be done. My colleague, Mr. John Sydenham, will be able to give the Deputy more detail about specifically where we are with Crossmolina.