Mr. Niall Curley:

Yes. A directive is a law that is brought forward but member states have the ability and flexibility to make it accessible to their needs. A regulation means once it is implemented it is the law for the entirety of the EU. The specificities of this law will apply across Europe. Ireland and Romania will both face whatever is here. The Deputy mentioned the eco schemes. In conjunction with nature restoration, it is expected that these eco schemes, which run up to 2027 when the current CAP ends, will aim for the fulfilment of these targets. However, most of the eco schemes that Ireland and most other countries have proposed are not necessarily based on biodiversity and restoration measures. As a result, these targets will not be fulfilled under the CAP eco schemes the EU has given funding for. Unless many things change by 2030, Ireland will not achieve the aims and targets here.