Ms Louise Cornally:

It was stated there were obvious concerns over pay and conditions. I was just trying to ask whether there was anything specific for us to consider from an animation perspective. As Mr. McCabe outlined, the industry itself tends to be much more longer term in its commitment to employment because the production schedule is longer. Owing to the scale, there is a greater ability to focus on the longer-term sustainability of the business investing in learning and development. Anecdotal evidence indicates one of our members invests 9,000 hours per year in learning and development across all levels of staff and spends about €150,000. Bearing in mind the individual studios and, as Mr. McCabe mentioned, the establishment of the talent academy that Animation Ireland is leading, we wanted to ask whether members had any specific concerns about the terms and conditions of employment in the animation sector.