Ms Dee Forbes:

The wish is that Ireland maintains two orchestras. That was the recommendation from the Boaden report, which was published recently. The report also outlined that, because of the challenges we have, it is not feasible for RTÉ to continue to fund both orchestras in the current format. RTÉ must engage with the Government on how this will go forward because the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment have said that they recognise the need for two orchestras and they are willing to engage in conversation. It is the wish of everyone in RTÉ-----