Mr. Alan Robinson:

The bids arrangement was set up for very specific problems and difficulties that were very much peculiar to the city centre, as far as I am aware. The docklands does not face those challenges. I refer to the level of antisocial behaviour, for instance, and the amount of graffiti that featured in the city centre.

The other model to be borne in mind - that of promoting Temple Bar as a cultural centre - does not exactly fit with the docklands. What we are trying to do is to come up with our own organically grown system that is most effective in responding to the challenges faced by the docklands.