Dr. Eimear Cotter:

I take the point but we have decades of data on water quality. We are monitoring 3,000 water bodies throughout the country. This is all designed, set up and established under the water framework directive. As Ms Gurrie said, that information is available within six weeks. We have developed tools and maps to enable agricultural advisers to work with farmers and help them to target where those measures need to be. We are a data science-driven organisation; we always want more data. In this case, however, I urge the committee in finalising its report to focus on the implementation of measures that need to happen to improve water quality. The committee should look at compliance, for example, and nitrogen use efficiency. We are not lacking data on water quality in Ireland.