Ms D?sir?e Finnegan:

We could not agree more that the investment in creative talent is absolutely essential. It is the heart or the core of what we do in Screen Ireland. Regarding writing and writers, for example, we have two different programmes we brought in during the pandemic. This was initially a support measure to start supporting creative artists more directly. We brought in a number of different programmes and have retained some. One is we support new, emerging writers through our Spotlight schemes, which is a funding scheme open for new entrants and new writers. First-time or emerging screenwriters can-----