Dr. Peter Heffernan:

They ranged across the issues that were raised in the public consultation. There were concerns about the 35-year period and the potential for a backdoor to a grid-connected facility, which this will not be. All the frequently-asked questions that are on our website have more or less come up again as part of the consultation. There is nothing of significance that came up which was not in one way or another raised in public consultation or e-mails or comments. I am conscious that it is in a process which I do not want to prejudice by commenting on anything other than to say that over 500 submissions were received. We are responding to them and the process will take care of itself then.

On Brexit, it is way too early in the process to get into renegotiation of quotas. My colleague, Dr. Paul Connolly, can comment to a degree on that. Every scenario would have to be analysed in any comprehensive doomsday versus best-case scenario. Opportunities, risks and threats will certainly be part of our own assessment from a service-provision perspective. I am sure there will be many areas where scientific scenario assessments will be called for at some stage or other.