Michael Finucane (Fine Gael)

I acknowledge what the Minister is saying. I examined this in the context of the amendment, considering what he said about "the Irish experience in European and international contexts". It would be easy to add to that "to foster understanding of the global dimensions of Irish society". It would be no big deal to do so, as the Minister is expressing that with his references to "European and international". The necessity is probably to recognise the globalisation of the media. If we focused on that aspect, it would cover matters within that scheme. There is no wide variation from section 2(1)(a)(vii), which would accommodate an amendment. This has been put forward by 33 representative organisations under the umbrella of Dóchas. Acceptance of the amendment would at least give recognition to the type of work they have carried out on the international stage. I ask the Minister to consider extending the wording slightly to cover that.