Ms Oonagh McPhillips:

What we tried to do was identify another use for the premises. Committee members will understand that through those years we were not in expansion mode. We were not setting up agencies left, right and centre. We ran the rule over the premises for anything that needed accommodation. It was top of our list for something suitable but that did not come to fruition. If we had had a purpose for it we would certainly have sought planning permission for it.