Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Turning to Ms McCarthy, the head of news and current affairs, I commend the work of Laura Hogan. I am thinking about the Border area and North of Ireland too, where Vincent Kearney does great work reporting and broadcasting. We are particularly interested in the context of elections, etc., but on an ongoing basis too. In terms of the future strategy for RTÉ, and not just in news and current affairs but also in drama, children or culture, is the Border region and North of Ireland part of that vision? Will the State broadcaster be taking this area into consideration as well?