Dr. Simon Berrow:

It would be helpful would be to start running some pilot projects in coastal islands. We need to engage with coastal communities - not consult with them, but engage with them. We need to identify the pressure points and key issues, their concerns and fears. We must listen to their voices and find out where the synergies are. If we can roll out some pilot projects in three or four locations around Ireland and see what the commonality is, it would be useful in informing where we go in the future. That could be started straightaway. It might take two or three years to roll it out properly but that can be done tomorrow and would be very positive.