Mr. John Crumlish:

I will start with Senator O'Donnell's questions about the statistics around money and employment. We employ six people full-time and more than 90 people part-time. The part-time contracts would go from nine months of the year down to two months of the year. This year, it will cost just under €4 million. A total of 27% of what it takes to put the festival on is provided by the State. A total of 17% comes from the Arts Council, 7% comes from Fáilte Ireland and 2% comes from local government. The remainder is made up of a mixture of box office - over 40% - and the remainder is sponsorship and small donations.