Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)

I apologise for being late. I had business in the Dáil, so I am sorry I missed the witnesses' opening statements.

I have a few questions for the NPWS and other groups. The public authorities have responsibility for ensuring the roles and functions are kept within the regulations. We are where we are now, and you can reach out to these authorities and see. What does that look like? We are recommending that these authorities ensure the regulations are set out properly. Will the witnesses talk to us about their contact with Wexford County Council and the Departments they mentioned? What does it look like? The status quo has got us to this situation so how are things working? How do the witnesses think things are working, and how can we change it? They mentioned the establishment of a coastal lagoons restoration strategy, but is there going to be an investigation into how Lady's Island Lake got into such a state? The restoration is all well and good but we should be investigating how the lake actually arrived at this place. What we are doing now is what has got us to this situation.