Mr. Aaron Byrne:

As RRO, a core part of that role is the walk scheme administration. As I said, I have only 66 participants. The Cathaoirleach's county has over 300, I believe, and there are two RROs there. I find the role of the walk scheme administration in Wicklow not terribly onerous on time. It is only 23 km a trail on the Wicklow Way. That is not much to get around a couple times a year. They are inspected by Sport Ireland. The ORIS part is a much larger time-consumer for me, but that is okay too. As a rural recreation officer, I am also dealing with trail management organisations across the whole Sport Ireland network of walks in Wicklow, which is 69 different trails, ranging from 2 km to 10 km. There are a lot of places but there are management structures there for those in the trail management organisations, TMOs. We are in constant contact with those as well. Within the County Wicklow Partnership, I have the trail group to look after too. The outdoor recreation officer, ORO, role is a different role from mine. It also needs to be remembered that in the initialisation of the RRO scheme and the walk scheme way back in 2008, it was purposely put into the local development company so that engagement would be easier with landowners, farmers and so on. It should stay there.