Mr. Brendan McGowan:

To answer Senator Hoey's query, continuity has been lost in the past 18 months or almost two years now. It is vitally important for our sector, as is bringing in new blood. When those aspects have been missing for as long as they have been now, it means that there will be an impact on the school and youth groups who attend our festivals and on those young people who are also members of our groups. Therefore, we need a roadmap to bring us back to a point where we can restart. The well-being of our communities and our youth are positively affected by such involvement.