Mr. Derrie Dillon:

I will address Deputy Kehoe's question on meetings with the NPWS. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has just engaged a public consultation process for the development of the first three-year statement of strategy for the NPWS. This is a new development and the NPWS has a number of directives that it has responsibility for, including wildlife enforcement, nature protection, parks and nature reserves. We look forward to the opportunity of engaging in that process and outlining issues of deer management etc. around that. It is the first opportunity for the NPWS to engage in a strategy statement so that is a new departure and that has to be welcomed.