Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all the ladies for joining us today. They are all very welcome, as are my colleagues. Our second session today is with representatives from Screen Ireland, the Arts Council and Creative Europe Desk Ireland. We are going to have a round-table discussion on Ireland in a creative Europe. This, of course, is on the back of the recent Europe Day, so it is a very exciting and interesting topic for us to be discussing. We are looking forward to hearing all about our guests' participation in and access to the Creative Europe Programme 2021–2027. Having said that, I need to be excused as I have a short meeting to attend to. In my absence, if there are no objections from my colleagues, Senator Warfield will take the Chair. Is that agreed? Agreed.