Dr. Eimear Cotter:

I am saying that in response to the Deputy's question about the role of the EPA. I am clarifying that, as the environmental regulator, that is what we do. We are also responsible for the oversight of local authorities in terms of overseeing their statutory functions related to the environment. As part of doing that, every year we produce an assessment of which local authorities are doing well and which ones are not, and ensuring consistent environmental standards and environmental legislation are being enforced in a consistent way.