Mr. David O'Connor:

The Deputy has touched on something that is important in revitalising our towns, villages and rural areas. It has been a great success. We see the phenomena he is talking about. There are a few things in this regard. There is a danger in raising the grant because it might contribute to inflation, unfortunately. One idea that might be helpful is providing an initial part of the grant for a feasibility study at an early stage. That could bring down the cost of the overall package that is being proposed to get the organisation of the refurbishment done better. If someone is brought in to help people do a feasibility study and then the project is formed around that study, costs could be controlled more effectively. There is definitely an issue around cost. One of our recommendations in the report is for us to be provided with more accurate information on building costs in general.