Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses who are attending both in person and virtually. I thank them for taking the time out to speak to us today. I apologise if I go over ground that has already been covered, but I had to step out to take a call.

I have had a strong interest in film from a young age. It might have something to do with the fact that my father worked on "Ryan's Daughter" in the late 1960s as a driver. He tells some great tales of his adventures driving Robert Mitchum around, and his not so adventurous encounters with John Mills and Sarah Miles. In Kerry, where I am from, that film represents a huge landmark in respect of what the film did for tourism in particular for the Dingle peninsula, and for Kerry in general. Of course, that is only one of the many positive impacts of film and the work the witnesses are engaged in.

I wanted to ask about section 481. I am glad to hear the positive responses to the questions on how the system is working, and the expansion of the scheme in particular. I understand that short features are also covered by the scheme. Am I right to say that the commercial advertising production is still not covered by section 481? Is that correct?