Mr. Brian Lucas:

When the sites were designated as special areas of conservation, you would have looked at whether they were restorable or not.

If we just take, for example, the non-designated bogs for a moment, even if they cannot become carbon stores, by blocking the drains we can still prevent more carbon from being emitted, so that is good from an environmental perspective.

Mr. Nugent and I have outlined the legislative provisions that are in place. I think I have answered the question, but I am not quite sure. The designated sites are being restored. My understanding is that at the moment there is not a requirement to restore the non-designated bogs and there are provisions under law for peat to be extracted from them.