Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have just a couple of questions. I apologise for missing the opening statements. I was in the Chair in the Seanad. I welcome all the witnesses.

What Ms Dooley outlined regarding what is available in the RTÉ archives is really welcome. They played a pivotal role in a debate in Navan this year. When the traffic system was changed in the town, it caused great angst. A local Facebook page shared RTÉ archive material from 13 March 1978, namely a video of traffic congestion in Navan that required the introduction of traffic lights. It caused significant debate. That just shows the effect of visual material about where we were and now are. All joking aside, the footage was pivotal in allowing people to discuss a topic 46 years after it first arose. That is the value of having a visual record available. I thank Deputy Costello for the Bill and the debate it has caused in the Houses and committee rooms.

Mr. Ryan referred to underlying fear related to the danger posed to archival material. How real is that in terms of what Deputy Costello has been trying to achieve?