Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. O'Driscoll will come back to the committee on the historical position. My next question might amuse him, but I am looking at page 16 of the accounts. It refers to a figure of €433,000 for the Irish Film Classification Office. What relevance does it now have? We can turn on our television and social media devices. Does the office have any relevance in modern society? It probably did years ago when the only time one could see a film was when one went to the cinema, but has life passed the organisation by? There is another organisation mentioned, the Classification of Films Appeal Board. Does it do much or what does it do? I see that it did not spend its money because there was a reduction in screen hire costs during the year under review. There was an underspend of €190,000 under the heading of screen rental. Does it have to rent screens to watch films? How many years is it in existence?