In this task, you are given a sentence in Spanish and your task is to translate it into English. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).

Señor Presidente, Señorías, si el tejado de nuestros vecinos gotea, podemos prestarles botes y cacerolas para recoger el agua, pero, por supuesto es más práctico ayudar a arreglar la gotera.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, if our neighbour' s roof is leaking, we can lend him pots and pans to collect the water, but it is, of course, more effective to help him plug the leak in the roof.

Quiero garantizarle como cuestora competente de este asunto que hemos celebrado discusiones técnicas sobre los distintos canales de radio y televisión, y ya he comenzado a cartearme con algunos colegas en relación a este tema.
I would like to assure you as quaestor in charge of this issue that we have had technical discussions about the various channels on television and radio, and I have already started mailing colleagues in this connection.

Esa situación se debe a la complejidad de nuestras propias estructuras, pero también a algunas incongruencias muy claras entre políticas sectoriales e intereses de los Estados miembros.

This is due to the complexity of our own structures, but also to very real inconsistencies between sector policies and interests in the Member States.