Mr. Seán Kelly:

To reply to the question about lessons from elsewhere, we are doing research. Apart from our links North, South, east and west, we are also members of the European Environmental Bureau and we are trying to do some research on the implications for other countries that are no longer member states. It is very hard to say at the moment because it will come down to what type of Brexit it is, whether Britain will remain part of a trade agreement or part of the European Economic Area. There are many variations and we are considering it because it comes down to governance. I would like to know how others operate and what they do, because in addition to our European requirements, we have many international requirements not driven by the European Union. There are environmental standards we have to continue to meet. In the past, if there was a problem, we could go to the European Court of Justice or the Commission; therefore, we are trying to find out what happens in other structures, but we are still at the early stages of that process.