Ms Mairéad Ní Nuadháin:

I thank Mr. King. I am Mairéad Ní Nuadháin. I have recently been appointed head of external affairs in RTE. Prior to that I was deputy director of programmes and before that I was commissioning editor and worked with Mr. King on almost all of the previous series. I am proud to be associated with it and all the other co-funders. I pay tribute to all the organisations, some of whom are present, who have contributed to the financing of the series with RTE. It is a product of a great symbiotic relationship between RTE and all the other co-funders. We are proud of it and I am delighted to be here in support of the series.