Ms Sinead O'Brien:

The 25 cu. m threshold has been well aired at this stage, but for the benefit of members, it is worth picturing what that is. It is the equivalent of about 42 houses, or a farm of about 200 cows or 500 sows. It is proposed in the Bill that if there are 199 cows or 499 sows, or the equivalent abstraction of 40 households, there will be no need to register and the significance of the abstraction will not need to be assessed. We argue that is not compliant with the water framework directive.