Mr. Danny McCarthy:

No; it is for all performers. The royalties are being collected. That is an example of what is happening. Around 7% of that remains here. People have told me that some of the very successful groups, such as U2 and The Corrs, have publishers in Holland, as members may have read in an article published the other day, and their royalties are going there. Some €9.25 million in royalties went outside Ireland in 2010. About €750,000 remains for Irish songwriters and composers. Is that not ridiculous? I started my business in hotels and pubs, but 49% of pubs are now closing. I travelled around the country 12 months ago to all the radio stations and I nearest I got to them was the reception desk. As I travelled to those stations I was shocked to see that the grass was growing up around the front doors of the venues in which I had performed for many years. All those venues in Tipperary, Kerry, Galway, Sligo, Leitrim and other countries are now closed.