Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That issue has come up with anglers. They are now dealing with hydrology reports or Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, reports that no voluntary organisation or group would be able to manage. I take that point. We all need to ensure that we have standards and we are protecting the environment, but their point is that they did this very well in the past. They see a deterioration in the level of stocks and the habitats. The key point is that the local knowledge of people who knew the waterways and lakes and were maintaining them is being lost. Any organisation can be hit and miss where standards are concerned, but anglers are seeing a deterioration and they do not believe the NSAD is working as well as it could. I appreciate the constraints Dr. Byrne has referred to but they see a lot going into capital investment. I appreciate the reasons for this but I think there needs to be a greater focus on maintaining the product and the natural resource we have. I am sure some of my colleagues will have similar questions.