The committee also recommends spending £340,000 to support local groups that are already working to clear out invasive species but are hindered by a lack of funding.

It was hindered by a lack of capacity at the regional level and consequent political wrangling (particularly between the local, regional and national governments).

It was hindered by the lack of an overall supervising engineer; overseers were having to improvise as best they could.

Discussion may be hindered by the lack of definitions which command cross-community support.

However, travel between the hill and other areas was hindered by a lack of good roads or public transport.