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

I would only say, and I am sure the Chair will indulge me, that this is chicken and egg stuff. We are not going to progress unless we get over this chicken and egg. First, state aid is dependent on a permanent pool of people. Yes, it is project to project, but let us be honest; the producer companies are there all the time. Some may go in and out but they are there all the time. They should have an obligation. They cannot guarantee work all the time, that is for sure. If there is a steady flow of money - that is what the witnesses are looking for both regionally and nationally - there should also be a steady commitment to the people working in the industry rather than simply saying it is a pop-up shop. We are being told at the moment that it is a pop-up shop. There is no certainty for the employees of a pop-up shop.