Dr. Eimear Cotter:

Dr. Deakin might come in on this. Our assessment shows that we do not have major pressure in the country from abstraction of water.

Our current data show about 6% of water bodies are experiencing pressure from water abstraction. A new regulatory regime is coming in to oversee our licensing and the abstraction of water from our waters, which the EPA will oversee as regards issuing licences and enforcement. It will be under the control of a regulatory regime, which is positive. The primary legislation for that was published at the end of last year. We are waiting for regulations and designing the regulatory system as we go. It will be a significantly positive step to see that under regulatory control and put lower pressure on our waters.