Mr. Noel Curran:

I wish to address a couple of the other questions, including whether a five year strategy is too long. The answer is yes, but it was a legislative requirement. When we saw it, I went to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and expressed the view that in a changing technological world, five years was a very long time. The BAI accepted this and said that the concentration could be on the initial two to three years with the rest not quite aspirational but less concrete in terms of the actual plans and on a broader level. I agree with the Deputy on that matter but we were aware of that and clarified it with the BAI which accepted it. Therefore, the three years were very concentrated in terms of what we wanted to do and the rest were on a broader level.