Mr. Seamus Dunne:

Deputy Flaherty mentioned existing vacancies. We have some existing vacancies for ecologists for which we have clearance to fill. Fehily Timoney & Company, our contracting company, has some vacancies it will fill. We are continually bringing in more ecologists into the team to increase productivity.

There is an escalation procedure whereby junior ecologists meet with problems, which go to senior ecologists. We have an escalation procedure when difficult files are being managed by more junior ecologists. They can go to a more senior ecologist.