Mr. Oliver Gilvarry:

Some of the issues we face on biodiversity relate to European targets that we have to meet. In a situation like that, it comes back to the planning aspects and how that would all work. We are creating a framework to be led by the Department of public expenditure on these projects to evaluate the projects to get the best value for money. If there is an issue relating to biodiversity, similar to the example the Deputy mentioned, that is further down the line with the project and also on the planning aspects. Once we have the trigger points and the framework, the Department of public expenditure will have the framework and seek value for money on those projects.