Michael Comiskey (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome this morning's announcement of €332 million for roads. In particular I welcome that local authorities are now permitted to use up to 15% of their allocation for LISs, which is very important for minor roads leading to farms that are in bad condition. The local people there can make a contribution of up to 20% to have that good work carried out.

We will discuss the recent storm damage later and there has already been considerable discussion on the matter. A lot of damage has been done in north County Sligo. Rosses Point golf course has been badly damaged and there is great danger that some of the golf course might be washed away. The local people brought this to our attention some time ago. In 2006, I visited Rosses Point and was shown the danger that the sea was presenting to the golf course. We would like to see some work done on it.

A lot of damage has been done to Lissadell beach in north County Sligo. While Sligo County Council should be responsible for that, money will need to be made available to it to clean up all the debris that has been washed in. Many people use that beach and it is important that work is done to tidy it up.