Mr. Conor Falvey:

Yes, the Vice Chairman will recall that in Limerick, for example, the event had something of a difficult gestation but it was a huge success in the end. The loss of status much bemoaned by residents, to the point that Limerick sought to host the European Capital of Culture for 2020. With things such as the John Gerrard Mirror Pavilion on Claddagh Quay last summer or DruidGregory, the opportunities for public engagement with the arts were very significant in Galway 2020, although not to the extent everybody would have hoped for, given the constraints because of Covid. Had there been further opportunities, it would have been of great benefit to everybody. It is a great shame that did not happen but there were many very good things. If someone was on Claddagh Quay last summer and saw the public gathered there, or at the Gerrard pavilion, it was very striking and it was a fantastic opportunity for public engagement with the arts, very much in line with the objectives of the city of culture designation.