Mr. Peter McCarthy:

There is no secret about Virgin Media Television's view on Saorview. We believe it is inefficient and not fit for purpose. Perhaps it was when it was set up but, as we said previously, broadcasting, media and everything in that area has move on massively in recent years. It is interesting what the Senator said about higher definition. Our biggest complaints during the broadcast of the Six Nations Championship was that it was standard definition on the Saorview box and the people were giving out as if it was a Virgin Media Television issue. We have been trying to get higher definition channels on Saorview but the cost is not acceptable. We cannot put higher definition on there. I agree with Mr. Esslemont's point. Collaboration is something we have been talking with TG4 about. In terms of Irish content, we have seen what has been done with BritBox. There is nothing to say we cannot have an Irish version of that and promote Irish context. Rather than competing with Netflix services of the world, why would we not create an Irish version of that and get the best of everything?