Dr. Ailbhe Murphy:

To link Ms McLaughlin's and Mr. Naughton's comments, I might add that there has been a distinct move in respect of the question of ecological, environmental sustainability and the effect of festivals, for example. As Mr. Naughton said, many organisations, because of the legislation, are actively considering equality, human rights and diversity in the same way as they are environmental sustainability and governance. It is crucial to arts organisations that we be seen to be addressing this. The organisation we are working with, Native Events, is leading out on much of this work and it came from the festivals and their work to make them more environmentally sustainable. If the same energy in the context of equality, human rights and diversity were folded over the lens of accessibility, we would be in a very good place. I take great heart from younger arts practitioners, who are keenly aware of the intersectional nature of these issues. They do not see them as single issues alone but as interconnected.