Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses joining us today, virtually and in reality, for their contributions. It struck me that with TG4 celebrating 25 years in existence next Hallowe'en and TV3, Virgin Media Ireland's predecessor, having started out in 1998, the two stations have almost 50 years of broadcasting experience between them. That is hard to believe. Both stations have made a significant contribution to Irish life in recent decades and I hope there is a long future ahead of them as well.

Like everything in 2020, that is being jeopardised by Covid-19, but we all have to work together to try to ensure that we preserve as much of Irish life as we can and drive on into the future. Briefly, regarding the survival and flourishing of the Irish language, will Mr. Esslemont comment on how he thinks TG4 has impacted on fluency levels and the use of the Irish language in everyday life since the station's inception in 1996?

How drastically has the Covid-19 crisis impacted on Virgin Media's revenue stream from the advertising world in 2020? On the outlook for 2021 and 2022, how long will it be before Virgin Media gets back to normality and pre-Covid levels of revenue?