Mr. Seamus Carroll:

Part 2 of the Bill which establishes the commission is predicated on an increase in workload. The office is being geared up for an increased workload because the staff number is approaching 100. As to what future demand will be, I am sure the commissioner will be able to give some idea of current thinking but, at least for the moment, the office is being geared up to address the expected increase with the necessary expertise. That is also the reason the possibility of increasing the number of commissioners is being provided for. There will undoubtedly be an increase in workload and the complexity of the cases being dealt with by the commission.