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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Business of Joint Committee (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: We are joined by Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan and Senators Annie Hoey and Shane Cassells online. Others will be joining us. I convey the apologies of Deputy Niamh Smyth. She will be joining us later but as she is running slightly late, I will be in the Chair for the moment. We have received apologies from Deputy Imelda Munster. Before we start, I seek approval of the draft minutes of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Today we are having a discussion around the support and development of regional film and television production. Our committee has been strongly supportive of this and we are very appreciative of the work of everybody within the sector and indeed of the golden period that Ireland is currently experiencing. We want to look at ways in which we as a committee can support that and in terms of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I call Mr. McCabe.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: We need to move to the next speaker.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Yes. Please do so very briefly - in under 30 seconds, if possible.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Go raibh maith ag Paul Cummins. He may be aware that while his audiovisual presentation was running, it appeared on screens around the House. I got a text message from a colleague wondering whether we had Elmo and Peppa Pig giving evidence before the committee. I would not comment on the quality of the witnesses, were they to come in. The final presentation is by Mr. Alan Duggan of Ardán.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: That is fine. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan is next.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: If the Deputy is to have this west Cork love-in, he can conduct it afterwards.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: They are small questions. Who wants to take them?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious of time and Mr. Hickey, Mr. McCabe and Mr. Duggan were all signalling. If they are succinct, we will probably have time for another round of questions.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: We may have time for more. I call Deputy Griffin.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: No. It is the Deputy's time.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: An easy question to finish, Deputy.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious, Deputy Griffin, that we may have time to come back to the other questions. To Ms Honan who is joining us remotely, please signal if you want to come in.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Why do colleagues always leave the big questions to the very end?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: We need to move on. It now falls to me. We may have time for other questions. Our objective here and I think everybody's objective is, if I can use the chicken and egg analogy, to create a bigger chicken that is producing more golden eggs. We have been lucky. We have certainly seen the Irish content creation industry continue to grow and go from strength to strength. There is a lot more...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: The tax credit here is currently at 32% and we had the regional uplift. We know the issues that are there. Would it make more sense as a simple move to increase that tax credit?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: A lot of that is obviously on the international side. Mr. Hickey raised the issue of incentivising Screen Ireland to look at specifically investing in regional productions as well. Obviously he had another hat in a previous life. Would that suggest looking at requiring Screen Ireland to ring-fence funding to support regional production or how does Mr. Hickey think that could be done?