Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have a question for Dr. Kelly. Obviously, with his expertise his unit has co-operated with other Departments such as the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Given such expertise, how often does interaction take place between the NPWS and the Marine Institute? How important is the interaction? How important is it that his knowledge base and work is complimented by the institute's very rich - no pun intended - research and science activities? What is the depth of involvement between the service and the institute?