Mr. Mark O'Mahony:

It has been. In answer to an earlier question, I noted the number of appeals we closed in 2018 was double those closed in 2017. We are, however, probably approaching the limits of our capacity within our existing resources.

Sanction has been granted by the Minister for a doubling of our staff numbers, and there will be such an increase, assuming the legislation under consideration today is passed. There will be a doubling of the commissioner numbers as well. We expect there to be very significant increase in our closure rate once those additional resources have been put in place and are operational.