Mr. Sunil Sharpe:

Yes, I will join in on the night mayor or the night-time mayor question. I am always trying to subtly change that term because it does have different meanings. I will agree with the idea and we pushed for it. The way it is going now, that role is looking like it might be something similar to a night-time economy adviser. My concern there would be that it would all be based around economy rather than culture as well. That raises the question about whether we may need a number of people involved in that or whether it is going to be a role for just one person. We have seen one person take on that role in other large cities and it has been nearly too much work for one person. One could have committees in smaller cities, towns and areas, or a commission within a city like Dublin. It has yet to be worked out. I understand that there will be pilots of this idea in different parts of the country and it is likely that an individual or some kind of group will also come together in Dublin.

The next question is who is going to pay for it and this would be a big question for many people. It should be trialled and somebody should be looking after and overseeing our economy at night.

The PUP payment has definitely helped a great deal. As to the UBI payment proposal I definitely agree with it and to ensuring that it extends out to all types of creative workers and not just to a narrow range or number of people involved in the arts.