Dr. Cathal Gallagher:

Yes, we are working closely. Under the water framework directive, the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has identified the pristine catchments we want to keep at that very good level and we are actively involved in supporting that. A large programme of money is being set aside to try to maintain them. It is important those catchments are maintained. Under our remit, we have designated particular catchments as index catchments. For example, the River Erriff in County Mayo is the national salmonid index catchment. We monitor that. We have various catchments we do a lot of work in, such as the climate ones and we always try to have pristine ones. On a national level, the ones that are being addressed under the water framework directive are the ones we concentrate on, helping to maintain the status of water quality.