Mr. Sunil Sharpe:

There were a couple of things there. It is my view that we should try to nationalise insurance. Having a central insurance regulator has to be the way forward. We talk a lot about entertainment spaces. I refer to anywhere that will open at night and involve dancing. I mentioned this earlier, and even Noel Anderson mentioned it last week. The reason he got out of the late-night game was that his premium went from €7,000 to €49,000 or something like that in a very short number of years. We argue a lot about the licensing costs, but the insurance costs are an even bigger issue for a lot of venues. That has to be sorted out and venues have to be part of that conversation.

As for pre-event testing, we have seen a number of examples from abroad that have been forensic in their analysis, including their post-event analysis. We can learn from those experiences and be ready to make a couple of mistakes here and there as well. It is not all going to run perfectly at the first attempt. One thing about pre-event testing is that it is not the most pleasant of experiences for people. Also, the price for it would need to be worked out. It might work for larger events, but how will that work for our weekly venue circuit, regular events or even venues one does not pay into? Who will pay for it? Can it be subsidised in some way? Will we need to put in very large orders in order to bring the price of that down around the country? These are all questions to be asked, but I hope that conversation will start and gather momentum soon.