Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the witnesses for their interesting presentations. We are where we are, as they say, but we are where we are for a reason. We have systems designed in certain ways and agencies have remits that pull in different directions, sometimes directly contradictory ones. There has been much discussion of a catchment-based approach, a multi-agency approach and working collaboratively, and rewarding farmers is an idea that regularly comes up in the general space of climate action. I will pick up on the Chair’s point about the remit of agencies. We do not operate in that way yet, so what priorities should we as policymakers be considering to try to deliver that type of model of work? Should we revise the remits of the OPW, Coillte, Bord na Móna and so on? Should separate structures be established so that we can get the benefit of collaborative opportunities?