Mr. Richard Cronin:

No, but much of what we are trying to do here is not based on European legislation. The two primary conservation instruments are the birds directive and habitats directive. The marine strategy framework directive concerns protection of the environment with sustainable use. What we are seeking to do here, however, is to create further designations beyond obligations. The obligation in the marine strategy framework directive is to set up that framework for protection, but it does not provide a list in that regard. A specific part of that directive seeks the creation of these spatial marine protected areas. This is to go beyond what is required in those lists in the birds and habitats directives. This is what this proposed Bill endeavours to do. We can take this away and think about how we could describe this more clearly so that the anchoring point in the EU acquisand those laws flow through into this proposal. We can certainly take this element away as well and work on it. There is no problem with it.