Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We do not have an overall long-term figure for what it might cost. We are going to have to monitor the situation. The key short-term focus for the next few months will be to get a full-time programme co-ordinator in place and to get the deer management committees up and running to look at putting plans in place. I will work with the committees to ensure they are resourced as necessary. In the short term, it will be about getting those structures and the co-ordination piece in place to get on with the work.