Ms Maura McGrath:

The Chairman's question on unique attendances was interesting. This week I discussed the matter with our CEO, Mr. Simon Taylor. Last year 2% of attendees came from Northern Ireland, approximately 2% from elsewhere in the United Kingdom, roughly 30% from outside Dublin and the remainder from Dublin. Interestingly, 50,000 attended children and family-related events. Our intention is to spread our outreach. We will have a unique opportunity to do so because, at some stage in the refurbishment, we will need to close the main auditorium. Rather than moving to elsewhere in Dublin, we see an opportunity to move around the country into unique venues with the National Symphony Orchestra and other performers.