Ms Teresa McGrane:

I will confirm a point on apprenticeships and traineeships. Screen Training Ireland is doing quite a lot of them but the programmes at the moment are probably more in animation and visual effects. Our partners are SOLAS and the education and training boards, with whom we have linked for the big production "Nightflyers" in Limerick. We currently have an apprenticeship scheme with Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny, which is training 15 apprentices. This programme is run with Cartoon Saloon studio, which has just been nominated for an Oscar for "The Breadwinner", and Young Irish Film Makers in Kilkenny. Screen Training Ireland works with these on the apprenticeship programme. All of these partnerships exist and conversations are happening with SOLAS. We are developing a school-leaver apprenticeship in visual effects with SOLAS. This will be delivered through Ballyfermot College of Further Education. We are also in the early stages of planning of a media production traineeship with SOLAS. These are all active partnerships.