Dr. Orla McDonagh:

I used Finland as an example. Mr Keenan is right. The Irish Chamber Orchestra is fabulous but it is a chamber orchestra, not a symphony orchestra. When we compare symphony orchestras, it is very different. Finland had 29 symphony orchestras. It invests €77 million annually in its arts of which €70 million goes to music. The reason is because of the high cost of one-on-one music education in instrumental and vocal tuition.