Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Witnesses spoke about studio infrastructure and one of the biggest developments here occurred on 17 December when planning permission was sought for studios in Borleagh Manor, Gorey, which is on a 154-acre site and is connected to Pinewood Studios, which is a famous studio. That is great news. What benefits do the witnesses think this studio will bring and what impact will it have on film-making in Ireland?

Witnesses spoke about something that disturbed me, namely, the loss of 800 jobs. Those jobs involved a range of skill sets. How can we ensure the protection of these skill sets?

The witnesses spoke about barriers. What barriers were put up? They also spoke about blocked funding. Can they explain that? They spoke about international projects. Can they elaborate on them? How much animation innovation funding is available? That is one of the kernels of Irish film-making, when one considers digital gaming and so on. It creates far more jobs, as well, because there are artists, voice-overs and all that type of thing. There is far more employment in it.