Mr. Frank Mulrennan:

I thank Deputy O'Sullivan and Senator Murphy for their comments and encouragement. We run good, modern businesses. Deputy O'Sullivan mentioned the Southern Star, which has a tremendous podcast as one of its new initiatives. In the other corner of the country great work is being done with the growth of the digital footprint of The Western Peoplein the past 18 months. The Deputy mentioned taking newspapers for granted. The Anglo-Celt and Westmeath Independent were first published in 1846. They grew up when the country was in the middle of famine. We are asking people not to take us for granted and assume we will always be around. We are facing some substantive challenges now. We believe it is incumbent on the Exchequer to help us out right now. Once we can get over this hump and get over the challenge of the tech dominance, we can create legitimate businesses again. We have bright journalists who are willing to embrace multiple platforms, but it should not be taken for granted that the immediate challenges can be overcome. We need help.