Ms Mary Uí Chadhain:

Approximately 90% of current funding is public funding and 10% comes from commercial income, of which 60% is advertising revenue, such that just short of €2 million comes from advertising. While it is not a large amount it is substantial funding for TG4 particularly in light of its spending power having been reduced by €6 million between 2008 and 2016. It is not impossible that we would give up anything, including €2 million commercial income. Whether the service would be the better for it is a question for somebody else. Financially speaking, we are not in a position to do that.