Ms Catherine Keane:

In Kilkenny there is the Young Irish Filmmakers. I think that is one of the initiatives that was mentioned. For example, one of our directors, Tomm Moore, started there. They created sort of an initial home for Cartoon Saloon and, from that, the company grew. Getting kids interested early is obviously important. We often host open days or workshops for children because, being an animation studio, we can do that. We often have anxious parents coming along saying that all their son or daughter wants to do is draw and be an animator. If someone from Kilkenny or the region wants to do that, they can have a viable and sustainable career in Kilkenny if they are that type of artist. Across the broad skill sets that we take into the company, there are those opportunities. By further investing in production companies in the region, we can continue to do that and grow that aspect of our work.