Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 May 2021

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

General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. James Hickey:

Absolutely. That is greatly important. As the Deputy can imagine, money for research and development is very important to the development of high-quality creative projects. We know it is also very important in the pharmaceutical sector. To provide development funding to Irish independent producers to enable them to develop projects for both Irish and international consumption, is the way in which we can grow the industry. We can provide the creative talent – writers, directors, cast, crew – all the people working on projects the opportunity to work on a consistent and regular basis. If we can get the investment, the work and investment can take place in Ireland. Therefore, it would be Irish people working and telling their own stories. I hope that is what we can achieve with this new fund.

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