Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Moving on to the retail sector, which is under enormous pressure, particularly in city centres, where businesses are hanging in, so to speak, we want those in the sector to stay in business because if we want people to walk down the high street there has to be something on offer. If there is nothing on offer people will not come into the city centres. Mr. Lavelle might tell me the constraints affecting his organisation in terms of the office's valuations, and the new legislation under which it operates. Will he outline the environment in which the office operates, its constraints and the timeframe with regard to Limerick? I have no doubt that what is happening in Waterford will more than likely be mirrored in Limerick.

I want to deal with the retail aspect. Mr. Lavelle might give me a guided tour through his world.