Ms Claire McGrath:

I previously said before the committee that one of the responsibilities we have in terms of being the property arm of the State is the provision of accommodation and the norms relating to that. Office accommodation has largely been linked to grade, whereas what we are saying in future is that we should seek to provide space linked to function. We would largely be looking to have open-plan accommodation as it provides for increased densities and it is more flexible, which means that if one has to do a subsequent fit-out it does not require the removal of walls, for example. Such a system is much more flexible.