Mr. Conor Skehan:

This is another instance of the type of role that I can provide if the nomination is confirmed. I learned the hard way from my work with the Peatlands Council that there is the potential to communicate with people on the ground, come across real experiences day to day and ensure the work that is being done both by officials and agencies is required. It would be part of the remit I would give myself, which is to make myself available to the likes of public representatives to hear from them, ideally on the ground in their constituency. There is no substitute for going to see the issues on the ground to make sure the agencies are addressing the issues experienced as major problems on the ground. I welcome the opportunity to see at first hand the type of experience described by Deputy Bannon if the nomination is confirmed.