Mr. Peter Mullan:

It is working well. It is important to acknowledge and continue to acknowledge that there are still backlogs in the organisation and there are delays. For the individual applicants and appellants, that is obviously a matter of concern. We are confident that we will clear those backlogs by the end of the year and we will be at our normal caseload as we go forward.

As an organisation, when it had its difficulties and existential crisis, as it was described, in 2022, we engaged with the Department. The Department provided the resources to us. The governance changes and implementation plan that Mr. Cussen spoke about were implemented. We have systematically worked in conjunction with the Office of the Planning Regulator, OPR, to implement those recommendations. We got the additional staff. Our leadership team has been expanded and we have worked hard to re-establish the organisation to the footing and point where our integrity and independence is recognised again. Overall, I am happy with how it is going.