Ms Dee Forbes:

This was a very large public consultation. We are obliged to consult with the public. It was done by an independent research company on our behalf. Almost 10,000 members of the public engaged with us. It was one of the biggest engagements ever in a public consultation. The numbers referenced by Ms Doherty are robust. They highlighted what is important to the people of Ireland and what they want from their public service media. We are in a process with the board. Hopefully, pending the publication of The Future of Media Commission report we will then be publishing our next public service statement based on that. That is about outlining the principles and activities that we need to undertake on behalf of the Irish people to ensure that we are fulfilling our remit.