Mark Daly (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister for that reply. I am glad to hear the working group will be established and I am hopeful it will re-evaluate the position on the afforestation option on unenclosed land. My fear is that, as often happens, instead of matters getting better they can get worse for the people looking to have the directive and the policy introduced in 2010 changed. We all understand the point about water quality and phosphates but mechanisms have been designed within afforestation practices to ensure there are no side effects in respect of water quality. The Minister of State might let me know the timescale in respect of the working group and whether it will be established before the summer or before the end of the year.