Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Is that a zero or an actual zero? I would ask RTÉ to seriously consider creating an Irish abroad app that is specifically targeted at our people internationally similar to what The Irish Times does on a much larger scale with its Irish Times Abroad, which is always very enlightening and encouraging.

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is an entity within RTÉ for which I have a significant affinity and for which I have great respect. It is very close to my heart. If you are aged 15 in Killarney or Letterkenny and are a cellist, violinist or saxophonist and you are thinking of making a career in music, the pinnacle of your ambition in this country is the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. What are the plans? It is a national treasure that enriches the lives of so many people in so many different contexts and settings and has become incredibly successful at revealing itself to new cohorts of people who have never been exposed to an orchestra before. What are the ambitions for that wonderful entity?