Mr. Mark Kane:

I appreciate why the Deputy would want this to be documented or evidence based in a reasonable manner. We have rooms at that facility that are 7.5 sq. m, but we all know the current standards would require something like rooms of 22 sq. m. There is a gulf between the existing accommodation and the accommodation that is needed. This is why there is such a significant uplift to be done. No one at this meeting would want us to reinvest in a building that would afterwards still fall far short of what was needed from a standards perspective. Under the current standards, we would have to go from 1,050 sq. m to 2,000 sq. m, and that 2,000 sq. m would still not include elements like the day unit, external therapy spaces or the external support accommodation that was required. We also have to provide elements like public and staff parking spaces, etc. When we consider the matter in the round and given the size and appropriateness of the building that is needed, site constraints would prohibit such a building on that campus. We have reviewed the matter and this is the strong conclusion to which we have come.