Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If the witnesses send a letter to the clerk to the committee regarding specific funding, I hope we will be in a position to help. The multi-annual arrangement might be the road to follow. I got involved in the arts in the 1980s, when I was involved in musicals. It is amazing how standards have improved over the years. I do not think I would make it into a musical today. That applies across the country. I went to see "Wuthering Heights" in the Gate Theatre prior to Christmas. We secured the last two tickets. I also saw the "Walford Farce" in the Olympia Theatre last Sunday night, which attracted a full house. That is wonderful, but I would like to see it spread across the country. I commend the witnesses on their work in this regard.