Ms Áine Ní Chaoindealbháin:

Last year, we requested funding for our public service content remit. That is what we have in agreement under section 70 with Coimisiún na Meán. That was our news, current affairs and daytime programming. It did not include any of the other content that we would deem public service, such as League of Ireland or sport. It was purely for news and current affairs. When we first heard of the media fund, we were not aware of any additionality. That has only come to light recently. We were hoping that the media fund was the start of a commitment to support public service content and the ask we had put in last year. For us, having additionality when we already deliver more than 2,000 hours of daytime studio programming through news, current affairs and “Ireland AM”, finding more, and therefore the resource to fulfil that, will make it very difficult and will increase the pressure we have on our existing content.