Ms Rosemary Collier:

The Deputy will know that work to accommodate the Oireachtas in the Chamber has already happened in the bullring area and that part of the Chamber. Those works are complete and the accommodation is available for the additional headcount when a general election arises. The accommodation piece is more challenging. Ms Morrison and her team are working on the accommodation requirements for the Houses of the Oireachtas. As the Deputy will know, we work through the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, with which we have monthly meetings. We also have a steering group with the senior officials here in the Houses of the Oireachtas. There is an ongoing conversation about how to deal with those accommodation needs and the fabric and requirements of the buildings. That formality around the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission is very strict. We meet every month. Ms Morrison and her team are looking at the accommodation requirements that might arise from the additional Oireachtas Members.