Dr. Oliver Kinnane:

It is not something I am massively qualified to speak on but I would say yes to both. The owners of these buildings should be given tax incentives to enable these buildings to be retrofitted for social housing, as in the Tuath Housing example. That should be happening widely in the city. We should be coming at it from a community and city living initiative perspective. It is like the courthouse example. It is not just about the individual buildings but about those being part of our communities and our cities. If we want vibrant active cities, we do not want a whole load of vacant commercial buildings. We need to find a solution to that. Other cities in other countries have given that a lot of attention. London has a much greater focus on circularisation now. I also use the example of Brussels. Again, the State has a big role to play. There are a lot of public buildings that remain unused which could and should be brought into more intensive usage.