The examination of the State property portfolio by the Office of Public Works with a view to identifying vacant, under-utilised, under-developed or surplus property is well under way. The process has produced a number of properties deemed suitable for detailed assessment to determine their potential for disposal or redevelopment. In assessing these particular properties, a range of considerations is being taken into account, including the planning issues in the context of their development potential; their overall condition; the extent to which decisions on decentralisation might impact on them – we will not be selling off any property that may become a site for a decentralised Department; the alternative uses to which they might be put, including the possibility of their being used for housing purposes, and their market value.