Ms Catherine Fahy:

The recommendations are extensive and require a considerable amount of co-ordination and some capital expenditure. Our library premises are very extensive and spread over a large part of Kildare Street. Some of the buildings date from the 1890s and have not been changed much since. They do not meet modern requirements. We have made a submission to the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to fill a vacant security position because we want to appoint a senior member of management to deal specifically with the issue of security. I referred to depleted staff resources. This issue has had a particularly hard impact on facilities management, security management and general administration. The Department has expressed some support for us and we wil be actively pursuing the matter.