Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 May 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

9:00 am

Mr. Jim Jennings:

There are different models and we have moved away from totally funding drama ourselves because it is too expensive and we cannot do it. We have looked to create partnerships with the BBC, with Netflix on one occasion, and with other production companies to make Irish drama here. There is an interest in Irish drama abroad also. With section 481, with the Broadcast Authority of Ireland sound and vision fund and with our funding-----

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