Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I have a brief question for the Minister which is in line with what I said earlier in my contribution. The €200 million is State money but some of it will be used by the Irish Film Board. Is there a local labour clause whereby film makers who are availing of opportunities in Ireland must employ Irish actors or expertise? One of the films we praised earlier, "The Wind that Shakes the Barley", used a good deal of local labour including actors who had not been seen on screen previously but all the stunts were carried out by an English company, despite the fact that our stunt men do not have enough work to keep them busy throughout the year and must do other work.

My other question concerns labour protections to ensure that the top standards we expect of all industries are implemented in this industry.

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