Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Roaring Water Bay was the first Natura bay to have a conservation objective set and licensing opened up. That was about three years ago. There will be a need for a rolling programme of environmental sampling and monitoring of the bay so we will not end up again without licences and unable to produce proper assessments and conservation objectives. I am sure that over time the conservation objectives might change slightly, so we need to keep up to date. What are the witnesses' views on the need to continue the monitoring of the Natura bays to keep up to date with the conservation objectives?