Mr. Maurice Buckley:

I explained to the committee that this was the planned figure, taking account of future growth, which the committee had asked me about. I explained that the Military Road premises, now Walter Scott House, was designed for 880 staff, which was the projection at that time for what was needed. A budget of €86 million was allocated to the Department of Justice and the project was initiated. The project has now been delivered, on time and on budget. The number of gardaí has grown in the meantime, which is a positive thing, to something in the region of 1,400 as opposed to 800.