Mr. Philip Nugent:

I can take a couple of the points mentioned. Mr. Lucas may want to talk about redesignation. To echo what Mr. Lucas said previously, the State cannot simply set aside its obligations under the environmental impact assessment, EIA, directive or the habitats directive. There is no way for extraction to take place legally on a site greater than 50 ha in 2021. The only way to reactivate sites like that is through engagement with the system. It may be difficult to hear that this is the case but the system is in place and has been for some time. The requirement to have an integrated pollution control, IPC, licence is not new. It has been there for a couple of decades at this stage. We are very conscious of the situation the horticulture sector finds itself in but the fundamental issue here relates to non-compliance.