Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank Professor Crowe for that. I want to ask about the second point in the opening statement, which he made very well, which is that the existence of an MPA does not mean other activities cannot happen. He said that in some cases there may be grounds for quite heavily protected areas in the EU biodiversity strategy, and for seeking that 10% of the maritime area would be heavily protected. Does Professor Crowe have a view on the fact that this is not referenced in the Bill? Should it be referenced in the Bill or does a discussion need to start? Obviously, we are making a lot of progress by having this legislation and by having MPAs but is this something that needs to start being looked at or discussed also? What are his thoughts on that? Obviously it is a more controversial area.