Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Kenny and Professor Collins. I do not have any other members indicating, so we are at the end of the session. I thank Professor Collins for joining us. I also thank him for answering the questions of members and non-members as candidly and with as much clarity as possible, particularly in view of the fact that his appointment to the role is recent. Notwithstanding the challenges that exist and that have been outlined by members, IFI has an extremely important role to play in the protection of our water bodies and the biodiversity within them as we move forward. The matter is in Professor Collins's hands. His CV is excellent. I wish him well in the context of the governance aspect and the broader challenge of reversing the decline in biodiversity in our watercourses that we have seen in recent decades.