Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am not sure that extra 5% is the way to go again because we would have the same regions missing out. Maybe new maps in terms of a different investment is the way to go. I will finish on this, because I have gone way over my time. Obviously, despite the incredible work that is going on right across the sector, including the work of people here, and I totally take Ms Flood's point regarding sorting out the future funding and wherever that comes from, which is key, we need to see a clear path in terms of how we approach it. At the moment, besides the different strategies and policies, all we have is the flat section 481 funding. We need a more strategic approach to come up with the funds I talked about from a cultural and capital point of view. I thank the witnesses