Ms Elaine Geraghty:

When someone looks at Ireland to locate, they are clearly thinking of Ireland, the UK and Europe. They are the competitors. May I give a positive story? We have a production right now in Ardmore that was considering Australia. However, its producer, who was on a previous show in Ireland and had such a good experience, persuaded the American studios to consider Ireland. They did so, and they are here. They have had a wonderful experience and are thinking about bringing us repeat business. That is just an anecdote but I would like to be positive. As regards crew who are working, that is crew who have had back-to-back jobs for almost two years. I look out my window every day and see them. That is really great.

The first question is around what is the tax break; that is always the first question. We need to look to what is happening everywhere competitively. The new incentive in the UK for those mid-sized projects means that Belfast and the UK are serious contenders for that level but also for bigger projects.