Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I also have a few questions. Everybody appreciates when funding is invested in one's local community. Thankfully, due to the economic situation, we have seen an increase in some of the funding available for local communities and some of the investment in the arts, heritage and culture. Investment in those areas is often returned in spades and enhances our international reputation, a subject to which I will return.

There are a number of questions that we will return to later. Members asked questions about the film industry, including the specific numbers of jobs being created by the significant investment in the industry over the years and the enhanced investment this year.

We will leave the question about the theatre because I do not wish to discuss the Abbey Theatre today. The particular problems that arose are being addressed-----