Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Cuirim fáilte roimh Ms Louise Allen agus Mr. Pól Ó Gallchóir go dtí an comhchoiste seo. Déanann TG4 sár-jab ar son na Gaeilge agus ó thaobh chuidiú le postanna a chruthú san earnáil cultúrtha agus creativity. Dúirt Mr. Ó Gallchóir go gcaitheann TG4 90% den bhuiséad ar chláracha ard-chaighdeán de chuid chomhlachtaí Éireannacha agus go gcothaíonn TG4 an tallann atá againn inniu. An bhfuil TG4 sásta go bhfuil fás ann san earnáil agus go bhfuil TG4 in ann teacht ar an tallann, i gConamara go mór-mhór ach ar fud na tíre freisin?

TG4 employs five people in an archiving project. Is there any collaboration on it with NUIG, National University of Ireland, Galway? I know that Taisclann Dhigiteach na hÉireann, the Digital Repository of Ireland, also makes a certain amount of recordings. Is there any collaboration with it?

Ms Lelia Doolan has done a lot of work in securing for Galway the first Irish city of film designation from UNESCO when developing its creative cities network. Is there any role for TG4 in this regard? Outside Dublin and County Wicklow, Galway has the highest level of film and TV productions. Obviously, we want to see this expand. There was a request recently from Danú Media in Inverin to Galway City and County Councils to use Galway Airport’s hangars as studios. Will Mr. Ó Gallchóir comment on this?

Irish Design 2015 is part of An Action Plan for Jobs with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland. How is it going? Do design courses include entrepreneurial modules?

Ms Louise Allen referred to design hubs. Are these physical centres or is it more of a collaboration? She also mentioned that it was important for Irish designs to receive coverage in high quality and high profile international media. Obviously, the recent trip to Milan would have helped in that regard. How is this to be achieved?