Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I accept the point made by Ms Donaghy that there is incredible talent in the industry. Neither the committee nor any of the members are trying to talk down the creative ability and potential of the Irish film industry and all those who work down it. Far from it. We could bolster that potential significantly if we resolved some of these issues, however. I hope we are all on the same page. I think we are. We want to see lots of resources going into the Irish film industry to create employment, more films and a stronger industry, but there are legitimate questions, debates and problems that need to be addressed as part of that. It is to be hoped that we are taking steps forward.