Dr. Daire Ó hUallacháin:

Not just in a river. It is any designated habitat identified by the NPWS, which includes special areas of conservation and special protection areas because those are what are protected under the habitats directive. There are 600 or so of these designated habitats throughout the country. Each habitat is designated for a certain species, or it could be multiple species, with all the qualifying interests. Some river habitats may be designated for salmon, for example, or for otter. Some of our special protection areas are designated for certain bird species. The area of focus we are interested in is those designated habitats that have these sensitive species that are sensitive to nutrients, for example, or pressure from grazing. As Mr. Callanan mentioned, the actions to improve water quality, for example, to reduce sediment, which the Deputy mentioned, or nutrients, will be beneficial from a water quality point of view, but they will also be beneficial for these designated species, such as salmon. We need to consider not just the aquatic habitat. It is also those other habitats that are designated under the habitats directive.