Ms Sarah Glennane:

I will add that we are very lucky in Ireland in having amazing voluntary organisations, such as Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and the GAA, that have worked and built up. We could do with more support beyond that.

On copyright, legislation on the EU copyright directive was brought in by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in 2019. It has been largely unsupported within the industry.

We have looked to engage with the Department on a number of occasions to talk about the practical application of this legislation. It has been very much left to the industry to resolve issues itself. Copyright is a huge part of the funding ecosystem as is ensuring that creators get a fair share of the money that is made off the back of their works. In reference to the National Campaign for the Arts, if we were to see arts coverage on television, or if we were to see musicians getting the same level of bandwidth, that would be a big income source - similar to radio - for musicians, producers or anyone who has creative intellectual property that is being exploited.