Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

He should address his question regarding the timescale involved to the European Commission but in my view it will not be in a position to make a judgment. I have explained that the information is being collated over a period of time and that we invested €1 million last year and €700,000 this year in additional funding from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to draw this material together. Some would argue this should have been done a long time ago but I have committed to undertake the work. The Deputy should understand that the material to be collated relates in many instances to the migratory patterns of birds, which do not choose to arrive at our convenience.

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