Mr. Jim Jennings:

Can I add something to that as well? I think it is important to note that in our last strategy document, which we have submitted to the Department and to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI, we outlined that we have worked very closely with all these external bodies. I refer to the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland, IBI, in the radio sector, Screen Producers Ireland, SPI, in television production, the Irish Film Board and the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland. We have worked in partnership with these people to develop a strategy to enhance the creative sector in Ireland, create jobs and maybe bring it back to the level it was at. My own view is that the sector that has been hardest hit in this downturn has been the independent sector, particularly in the television sector. Halving the available revenue has hit a lot of families and a lot of people's jobs. People have had to move abroad to find jobs in other sectors. It has been very difficult for those people with whom we work on a regular basis.