Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his clarification. A large proportion of the funding to which he referred should go to counties in the west because that is where one finds most of the coastal issues. Is there a limit to the minor flood mitigation and coastal protection scheme fund? How much is in the fund and will there be more money there for local authorities to apply for? The Minister of State said no works were applied for in Tawin Island. Is there any particular reason for that? Is the scheme open only to lands or shoreline in the ownership of the local authority? If not, would that be why Tawin Island and other such places do not receive support to put in rock armour or coastal barriers to alleviate coastal erosion?