Mr. Patrick Lyne:

My colleagues have covered mostly everything that was outstanding. Consultation on existing MPAs will be required. It will not just be that the MPAs are created and it is a case of job done, we are all finished. There will need to be ongoing consultation. I would also emphasise that if the Naval Service is going to be the enforcement authority for MPAs, it must be properly resourced and equipped to do so and trained in what is required of it. Although it is already familiar with environmental protection, it is something it is not regularly required to do. It is very easy for the Defence Forces, the Air Corps and the Naval Service to enforce fishing no-take zones where we have strict MPAs but where the protection may be a bit more varied, where fishing is allowed or permitted to some extent, then it becomes a lot more difficult. Perhaps training and equipment will be required for the Naval Service so it needs to be resourced properly as the enforcement authority.