Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a second question. It is very important, although we have not touched on it in a massive way yet. With regard to the experiences of the artists and the people that the witnesses deal with, given there are so many different forms of art and so many disabilities that people experience, what is the experience of performance artists around accessibility of venues and other places they perform, including the facilities in place to accommodate disabilities, be it visual impairment or wheelchair use? Is this something we need to tackle, perhaps through funding?

Ms Millar has touched on my next point, which is the experience of the punter and someone who is going to enjoy art. Reference was made to the situations in galleries and if we could imagine closing our eyes and not being able to enjoy that art. What is the accessibility situation on the ground for those who go into a gallery or a music venue and how the venues are adapted? Is very little being done in that space or is it improving? Those questions are for any witnesses who would like to respond.