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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: That brings me back nicely to my question on the Irish Film Board. Is there any oversight of a geographical spread regarding training?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: Ms O'Loughlin alluded to the fact that parent companies have a responsibility for the continuation of the employment of those involved in the film sector.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: Understanding how parent companies work, how would Ms O'Loughlin facilitate freedom of movement and skills in that context ? I have worked as an artist and one could have three or four projects on at the same time. I might want to be involved with three or four projects. It might be half a project's worth of work on one and half on another. That is the nature of the work, which I accept....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: That is my point. I wonder if there are any proposals as to how two very different things could be done, which is to have that continued employment while still providing for workers in the area who may actually want to be involved in two or three different projects at the same time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: Is that not due to how we fund production companies rather than their unwillingness to retain staff?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: I will try to make an analogy. Let us consider the position of theatres that are funded by the Arts Council on an annual basis
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: As a result of that funding, these theatres can retain staff and workers are protected, which is what the union wants-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: -----and what the committee wants to achieve, because their annual funding is guaranteed once they do the work and produce the goods. I am trying to get to the crux of the problem for production companies. In that context, do we need to consider to resource those companies differently?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: Perhaps there might be a way to do so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: Perhaps it does for the other people present. Do the other witnesses wish to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: It is about the sustainability of production companies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: Equally, it is about keeping creative workers employed and ensure they have less precarious working patterns.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: Does Deputy Boyd Barrett wish to ask a question? He should be mindful that the meeting is drawing to a close.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: I know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: We will finish on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: Very quickly, yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)
Niamh Smyth: We will finish on that. I wish to thank everyone who made a presentation today. They were all very insightful and we appreciate the witnesses taking this afternoon to be with us.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Training Support Grant (1 Feb 2018)
Niamh Smyth: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the full payment for their training course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Censorship of Publications (1 Feb 2018)
Niamh Smyth: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of publications referred to the Censorship of Publications Board per annum since 2000; the number of publications prohibited per annum since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5061/18]