Ms Helen Murray O'Connor:

I am not going to go where I do not know. I respect that others will have opinions with respect to the development of and repurposing of those lands. I will speak to registration, it being the point I made in submission.

With respect to Government policy, it has been consistent, as set out in my submission. With respect to the code of practice for the governance of State bodies, I included that also. It is quite recent, having been introduced in 2016. With respect to Government policy, as I said, it has been consistent and clear. Now that State lands and properties have come centre stage with respect to the crisis in housing, that might shine a lens on the importance of registration of those properties and the requirements of State agencies to do so.

After all, our property register is the definitive register with respect to land and property legal rights. My point in my submission is really with respect to further triggers. If sanctions are necessary that is absolutely something that needs to be addressed.