Ms Martina Earley:

The Western Development Commission is really important in terms of the macro information. The commission has produced a lot of reports on the growth potential in the creative industries sector. The job of Roscommon Leader Partnership is to take those opportunities and bring them down to a practical local level and implement all of that research. We are the enablers in respect of the community. Our job would be more difficult without that information from the Western Development Commission. The commission also has a wonderful investment fund for the creative sector, which is very important in terms of co-financing with Leader. It is a hugely important organisation in our region. It works jointly with us on projects so it works with us on the ground.