I urge the Minister of State to take steps to establish a mechanism whereby EU directives and national legislation which have caused consternation and pain to many can be amended to remove the penal elements to which I have referred. The habitats directive which affects an incredible proportion of this country is one such example. Undoubtedly, it was never intended that the operation of the directive would penalise people to the extent of preventing them from carrying on their normal, traditional practices in making a living from the land. I fully acknowledge the need to protect the environment. However, the environment, habitats, natural features and ancient monuments were preserved to a much higher standard by farmers and property owners prior to the relevant EU directives being introduced. People were proud of their heritage and happy to protect it. Some mechanism must be found to explain those directives and implement them in a less penal manner. That would have a major impact on eliminating the objections of a significant element of the "No" vote in recent referenda on EU issues.