Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No, I did not. I was happy to watch it on television. Having said that, it is a great story for Kilkenny. There are 50 people employed there with plans for more employment. That is one of the opportunities the film industry produces.

A high-level expert group is examining the film industry to determine how to create the right environment for the industry to thrive. We had the section 481 incentives in the budget last year which gave tax relief on investment up to €50 million. The expert group is in place. We are keen to examine this not only on a piecemeal basis, but to have a proper plan for the film industry because it is important to our economy.

A Deputy raised a point about a reduction in funding for built heritage. The figure appears to be down but actually it is not down. We had a one-off €5 million built heritage scheme last year. This was the built heritage jobs leverage scheme and it was very successful. A total of €5 million was invested by Government and the scheme managed to leverage a further €10 million from private owners or organisations. This allowed many of the heritage projects to go ahead.