Mr. Conor Linehan:

Yes. I would see that there is the opportunity in transposing these proposals to address issues like that. Much of what is addressed in this directive, such as environmental damage, actual or potential, was covered by the Aarhus Convention. A fundamental plank of that convention is that there cannot be over-costly impediments to access to justice in environmental matters. This will probably extend out into this regime. The cost barriers to access to justice in environmental matters are starting to come down in this country. The Supreme Court decision a few weeks ago in the Heather Hill case means that there is now, in effect, full cost protection for environmental litigants in every type of case. Issues such like this, though, will have to be addressed when we are transposing measures as well.