Mr. Bill Callanan:

I want to be very clear on this. We have been asking farmers to improve practice to improve water quality. The exact same actions will deliver on habitats because the habitats will be assessed in terms of derogation purely from a nutrient point of view. The Senator is dead right that it is important to clarify this for farmers. The actions farmers have been doing are the exact same actions that would be required in terms of compliance with the habitats directive from a nutrients perspective. They are no different.