Dr. Aine O'Connell:

I have no doubt but that if the criteria outlined in Article 12 were applied ten years ago, the same areas would be in the red. That is to say, it is so blunt that it does not capture the impact of stocking rate on water quality. It should not have been agreed to. There are better ways than this to assess water quality and the impact of agriculture on water quality. That is why the EPA put forward its map.