Mr. Niall ? Donnch?:

Only on leads. They are open to the public and will remain so. There is a honey-potting effect. You get it significantly in Wicklow Mountains national park because of its proximity to Dublin and all of that, where the public is a problem and fires are lit and so on. We had a major campaign last year to stop that activity because fires were getting out of control during peak visitor seasons. Wicklow is hugely challenged because of its proximately to Dublin. The endeavour, which is multi-agency and which the Deputy talked about, was not about the carpark per sebut rather an integrated transport plan involving public transport as well. That is absolutely essential because we want to make these national parks and the visitor component as sustainable as possible. However, this is an ongoing challenge.

We are working on some trails through Wild Nephin, but significant parts of that Irish tundra landscape will not be accessible. Right now, there is much restoration work that needs to be undertaken there and that restoration work is ongoing across the network of national parks. It can be seen every day in Wicklow with the amount of felling of commercial conifers that is going on and their replacement with native species, just to give an example.

I will go back briefly to Brú na Bóinne National Park. Parts of that national park are designated as SPA and SAC. A significant amount of it is designated. Mr. Bleasdale will come in on the farming piece but that is a lighthouse farm. They are farming there for nature. We have a significant agri-economy unit. This gives us the opportunity to get up close and personal with how they are farming for nature with the results in the multispecies swards, the reduction in the use of inorganic fertilisers and so on. This is hugely valuable to us in terms of what we are doing in respect of our farm plan scheme and our engagement with the farming community.