Mr. Martin Sisk:

I want to add a comment linked to what Deputy Whitmore said earlier. I mentioned Brittas Bay National School winning the Explorers Ocean Champion Award. An important point to make is that having these processes, and assisting and promoting them, it is how we get marine scientists and marine biologists. I know from Dr. Officer and others that they do not grow on trees. There are not too many of them around and we badly need more of them. Anything we can do to encourage the prospect of getting more young people interested in being marine scientists we should do. This is particularly in light of the fact that the marine has a much higher status in Oireachtas committees than it did previously. It is being made very clear by the Government, and by the Taoiseach recently in Nice, that this is a much more important area for the future. It is very important to put this on the record.