Mr. Ronan McCabe:

I thank Senator Byrne. Earlier, he and the Chairperson mentioned screen tourism. I would not like Ms Callery to feel like the elder lemon. I am very proud of my baby photograph on the set of "Ryan's Daughter" with Robert Mitchum and Sarah Miles, which has pride of place on our mantlepiece.

On animation, it is an expensive business, a time-consuming business and an international business that is reliant on co-production. In terms of this fund, if it is contestable, Animation Ireland is confident its projects would apply and be successful. Any additional funding is welcome. We have not asked for the funding to be specific in terms of any particular genre relating to animation because, as I said, it is an expensive business, whether it is television animation or animation feature films. We are pretty much all on the same page. When it comes to the fund, the live and animation sectors are on the same page. I do not think there is any fear of us being overlooked, but I appreciate the Senator's concern.