Mr. Donal O'Raghallaigh:

It would be unusual for a tenant to have the right to acquire a freehold interest on a right-of-first-refusal basis. There is always a concern in putting a right out to somebody to acquire an interest in one's property for such a long period. There was a lot of discussion about this. The parties felt that 30 years was an adequate period, but then, in the future, the freehold interest in the property can be sold free of that, while the lease still stays intact.