Mr. Michael Walsh:

The answer is very little. I do not fully agree with the Deputy's position in the context of the derelict sites register. Our experience with the register, and we would have pulled away from placing emphasis on that, was that it did not work effectively. The vast majority of direct derelict properties have complications and complexities and sometimes people do not have the capital resources attached to them. Our experience with the register was twofold. We found it placed an impediment on redevelopment of the sites because it places a further burden on the title of the property. Our experience in that environment was that it literally disincentivised people who were already in trouble in terms of managing these properties. It made matters worse. In most instances, they are people of straw or things are legally complicated as to who the debtor is, if the Deputy knows what I am saying.