Ms Susan Kirby:

That is a very insightful question. On the first half of the question, there is a requirement that any recipient of section 481 is an Irish production company. Even in the case of inbound production, there is a benefit to the Irish production ecosystem. That requirement of attaching to an Irish producer is something I imagine ourselves and Animation Ireland would advocate strongly. That is there and provides protection. Mr. Holohan referred well in his opening statement to the idea of inbound production being that we need a balance between both. Our vision is for a balanced sector with strong inbound production. That allows producers, crews and casts to have experience on major TV, drama and film production, while balancing it with indigenous so we can potentially have a diverse ecosystem and sustainable career in the creative industries. Screen Ireland should be commended for the great work it does. It is something Ireland does very well. We have a global reputation for producing incredible inbound work and we would like to see a strong balance between indigenous and inbound sectors, and a strong ecosystem. Key to that is a sustainable, diverse career working across the two elements.