Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Irish Film Industry: Discussion (Resumed)
11:00 am
Ms Denise Walker:
If I am a producer, I am not here for one production. If I want to be a successful producer, I am here for the long haul. In order to be that successful producer, I do not just need the actors and to be creative. I need the people who will build the sets and who make sure the extras get there on time. Why not invest in those crews, because without them one cannot have that production? I believe in the idea of the holding company but the employment must belong with the production companies and not with the qualifying company or the special purpose vehicle or the designated activity company or whatever invention is next brought to the table which circumvents proper employment.
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