Ms Niamh Ní Charra:

I might be able to answer some of Deputy Mythen's questions from earlier. The big part of this independent body would be that it would essentially act as a human resources department for us because we do not have one. We are not employees, generally speaking, and if we are employees it might be for a day in a festival. We would go to the next festival and the one after that. There are unique and societal matters that can be compared with various others sectors that match, but there is an added layer in our case of the freelance nature of our work. For example, Deputy Mythen is a proud union member but freelancers and the self-employed were not even legally allowed to join a union until quite recently. It might have been three or four years ago and members might be able to confirm that. It is an example of our more exposed nature to all these difficulties.