Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Moran very much. I will ask another question. Sometimes we say we cannot do something because it is Europe's competency and we deflect and we say it is too hard and that it is something that can only happen at a European level. That has also been a flaw over the years in regard to the marine. For example, because quotas are dictated at a European level, that has prevented us from making changes to how we fish and what we fish. I know the marine protected areas, MPA, legislation is going through and we need to see it progress more quickly. Is there anything else that we can do because some fisheries methods are incredibly damaging, both from a carbon and climate perspective and from a biodiversity perspective? What can we do as a nation to mitigate and adapt those kind of measures?