Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is an individual story behind everything. People would have chosen to opt out. As I said the last day, I am committed to the concept of this and rolling it forward. We obviously have not started the current expenditure discussions yet with the Departments of Finance and public expenditure and reform, but as soon as we do this will be one we will be very anxious to see retained and grown if at all possible.

I should have said earlier, I was on TG4 last week, and the Deputy is correct that the importance of Irish-language programming cannot be overestimated, particularly the spinoffs, because it is also very evident that a lot of the organic, homegrown Irish film industry is born directly out of TG4.