Mr. Padraic McIntyre:

At the moment, three months is the best. Because of problems with accommodation, it seems to be very local and has worked well. As a result of the fact that it is three months, there are many artists involved. We are putting four through each studio every year, so that is eight in total. They are local artists. If we want to reach out to an artist in Dublin who might have no space and who absolutely wants to come to Cavan, he or she will come and see the studio. The money we are offering is fine, but then he or she will have no place to stay. Paying rent in either Dublin or Cavan is proving problematic. The workspaces are there; the accommodation is more problematic for us.