Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. Similar to the Chairman, I am from a landlocked county and am not nearly as knowledgeable on this issue as my colleagues, all of whom are from coastal counties. I have learned much from today. It was a good presentation and there were good interactions, from which basis I will ask a couple of questions.

Based on the fact that the Department has been rolling over licences since the 2007 judgment, I presume that the monitoring of their terms and conditions has happened based on the original terms and conditions. As such, it would not have taken into consideration the results of the mapping, scientific research and so on under the habitats and birds directive that were required as a result of the ruling. Is there a chance that there has been an ongoing negative environmental effect while licensed?

Prior to the judgment, how many licence applications were unsuccessful? Will that figure increase after the new terms and conditions have been taken into consideration?