Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 December 2020

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht

Impact of Covid-19 on the Film and Television Industry: Discussion

Ms Désirée Finnegan:

There are recommendations in the plan which came from the Olsberg report in 2016. We had many discussions around the need for funding in 2021, particularly the backlog of production due to five months of no production at all. We had discussions about pursuing some of those key objectives around building television drama and further developing studio infrastructure across the country. We feel that there are additional costs which will accrue in 2021, such as the increase in costs relating to the implementation of health and safety protocols. As long as that is required, we will require additional funding to cover it into next year. The audiovisual action plan contains several key recommendations that we are committed to implementing in the coming years.

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