Ms Elaine Geraghty:

Training is a requirement under section 481. Let me give the committee a short example. Training must happen and it is happening. Troy Studios recently opened its doors to "Nightflyers". It is fantastic to see the mid-west region in production now. They had two training course for set building and production trainees. Five of the 19 production trainees are now gainfully employed on the production and nine of the 34 on the set building course are also working.

"Vikings" is being filmed in Ashford Studios, 40% of the official trainees were promoted, 50% were re-employed. "Into the Badlands" is being shot in Ardmore Studios and 40% of the official trainees were promoted and 90% of the trainees were re-employed.

I really think that not enough people know that we need to monitor and measure training. I completely agree that we need a framework whereby training is structures and certified where appropriate and where possible, because that could look different for different grades. There is lots of training happening and my biggest gripe is that people do not know about it and we are not able to capture what is happening. It does need the recommendation in the Crowe Horwath report to come into play in terms of Screen Training Ireland. They are committed to this. I am completely open to a forum and to looking at how to shape and communicate the training.