Mr. James Hickey:

I agree with Mr. McCabe. On Senator Byrne's question, this fund should be devoted to indigenous production. Development funding can be provided to Irish independent producers and we can hold on to the intellectual property rights. There would not normally be any involvement with inward production in terms of intellectual property rights being assigned to the local producer. Section 481 has been very successful in terms of attracting inward production. It is important the fund is used to encourage indigenous production, which would include feature films, television drama and animation and documentaries, all of which would tell Irish stories for Irish and international audiences.