Brendan Ryan (Labour)

In terms of the Minister of State's reply, Fingal County Council does not require loan financing. It has the money from previous development levies. It has made several cases to the Department to spend that money. It was disallowed from doing so and therefore loans are not appropriate.

In terms of a specific answer to a question relating to this matter, Fingal County Council stated that the project cannot be advanced at the moment because of the freezing of capital funds as instructed by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. I have nothing further to say on the matter but I ask the Minister of State to raise the matter with his senior Minister and tell him that if there is a misunderstanding between Fingal County Council and the Department, it should be addressed.