Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We are behind by 15,000 ha. Does the Minister of State have faith in this Department? Personnel have been in place looking at this for ten years. The habitats directive was introduced in 2011. It is there for everyone to see. Departments were told about it. I was not even in politics at the time and I knew about the 15 km rule. This Department watched over this. This is a mess and 12,000 jobs are at stake. I like what the Minister of State said in her submission but it was aspirational. She spoke about the future but did not address where we are now. We are in a crisis. What are we doing to solve this? With the figures the Minister of State has seen, does she not think she needs to bring in new people to resolve these issues?