Would the Minister agree that the Land Commission is a commercial proposition as far as the State is concerned and is making money? In view of that fact, it is only commonsense to increase staff, to improve staff efficiency an to introduce computerisation and any other step which can be taken to make this an even more viable office. I ask the Minister to take a favourable look at the Land Commission because of this fact.

(Limerick East): The computerising of the Land Commission is going ahead and all folios for Dublin will be computerised by mid-1985. I am sure the Deputy understands that the embargo on public service posts applies right through the public service and that is causing some difficulties for the Land Registry.

Would the Minister look at this situation again because this is a commercially viable operation which could yield further revenue to the State if more efficiently run. Therefore he should look at the embargo situation in a more flexible way and make a case to his colleague, the Minister for the Public Service. A special case should be made for all units of the public service which are commercially viable and capable of yielding more revenue to the State.

(Limerick East): I understand that the position is that the Land Registry and those offices of the courts which charge fees and which are run on commercial lines are not intended to make a profit but to be self-financing. I take the point made by the Deputy that there is a special case to be made here and that these areas should be treated differently.