Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)

May I make a suggestion that this committee recommend that An Post does what it is doing regarding the LDA and the local authority, but it should then offer it to the State and general State agencies? They should be given time and, if necessary, the property should subsequently go to the market. It would be a better way of dealing with things because there would be other options out there.

We will now move to other Deputies and Senators present and then go on to a second round. The first non-member of the committee to contact us was Senator Fitzpatrick. She has three minutes.