Mr. Maurice Buckley:

Miesian Plaza is the new location for the Department of Health and three other Government Departments. It was completed and moved into in 2017. The project has been a great success but as the Deputy says, there was an issue with the code used for the measurement of the area, which led to a discrepancy in the final rent of €344,000 per annum. This is still under discussion between the OPW and the landlord, Remley Developments. This matter was dealt with in a chapter of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report in 2017 and was fully discussed in the Committee of Public Accounts in 2018.

There has been correspondence since and there is an ongoing discussion. I met senior members of Remley Developments at the beginning of this year. There was an amicable meeting. It is a reputable landlord. I am optimistic that we will be able to resolve this without resorting to legal action. We have legal advice on the position. I had hoped it would be resolved by now but with everything going on, it has not been. It is a 25 year lease. There will be rent reviews. We will do work on the building as tenants and the landlord will work on it. There will then be close of the lease at the end of 25 years and then reinstatement. There will be much interaction between the tenant and the landlord. This will not go away. I intend to make sure that the public is done right by on this occasion.