Mr. Conor Falvey:

The Chairman may be aware of the expert advisory group advice accessed as a member of the all-party Oireachtas committee. There is a proposal to reconstruct as much of the archive records that were lost, as 700 years of material were blown up on 30 June 1922. It is a very exciting project but it is still at an appraisal stage. It offers potential, both in partnership with the National Archives of the UK and the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland in the current context with a North-South and east-west dimension. There are many positive elements and they can go to a great many sources to explore for duplicates of records that could be recreated digitally and made accessible as part of the commemorations programme. It is a recommendation in the advice that has been accepted by the Government and is subject to appraisal now.