Dr. Ciarán O'Keeffe:

One figure is the target, while the other is the total amount we think is in the Natura network. It is different because obviously we are trying to get the bog to grow again. That is the target, whereas in the case of blanket bogs, the situation is substantially different. We might have discussed this issue a while ago. Work we have done based on aerial photography indicates that cutting has had little impact on a very substantial proportion of the blanket bog network.