Ms Stephanie O'Callaghan:

There is the national funding infrastructure. The Chair mentioned the Garage Theatre. The Arts Council funds it as part of its arts centre infrastructure. This is tilting away from the conversation on Creative Europe. The Arts Council recently published a spatial strategy looking at equality of opportunity and the breath and balance of opportunity for access to arts and culture. We are very mindful in what we fund that there is a spread and that there is access to arts and culture through the supports and funding provided by the Arts Council.

With regard to the point on information and how people hear about Creative Europe, the more successful we are and the more Irish organisations are successful in drawing down funding and have successful projects, the more it will be self-perpetuating for other organisations that are tentative or apprehensive about it. The evidence of success is the best sell for organisations.