Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I would like to draw the following to the attention of the Minister of State. Categories one to four have been set out. The Minister of State has outlined that local authority staff drew up the lists, but that is not entirely the case. According to the senior planner in Donegal County Council, departmental officials surveyed housing estates within Donegal - I am sure it is the same for other local authorities - and decided that there were no estates in County Donegal in category three or category four. Last Thursday night, I met the residents of one of those estates, which is unfinished. The developer has abandoned the estate, which is in category one when it should be in category four. The lists have been drawn up in such as way as to camouflage the real issues. It will ensure estates that deserve some funding are ineligible to apply for it or to draw it down. That estate in Donegal, St. Jude's Court, should be available to apply for the €5 million fund. The Minister of State mentioned that local authorities did not apply for the €5 million fund.