Mr. Andrew Lowe:

I thank the Deputy for her question. I will point to the fact that a lot of work has been undertaken by all sides in the industry to put in place frameworks and collective agreements to ensure that what the Deputy has just spoken about is not a factor. When I first started out in the industry, the industrial relations landscape was very different. It was quite confrontational and difficult. Over the years, employers and unions have worked very hard to find common ground and to modernise work practices in the sector. That has been done successfully. A number of collective agreements are in place in the industry. These cover construction and shooting crew. While Irish Equity is no longer signed up to the cinema agreement, it does have agreements for television and docudramas. All of those collective agreements include dispute resolution mechanisms to deal with any issues of the nature the Deputy is describing on the ground. There are also the mechanisms provided by the State that are open to any employee, that is, the WRC and the Labour Court. Those are the correct forums in which to address any issues of that nature.