The Arts Bill 2002, which is going through the Oireachtas at present, exemplifies a simpler, clearer and more open solution to the problem of making significant amendments to an existing Act. It repeals the two previous Acts and starts over. The benefit of this is that, for the next 30 years or so – I do not know for how long the new Act will hold sway – all our arts legislation will be neatly contained in one document and its constituent parts will be readily accessible.