Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I should emphasise that this is the digital gaming sector that the Chair and I are referring to. I have signalled that I am interested in seeing how we can develop it further. I am working on it at present. Looking at the strengths that we have in filmmaking, animation and IT already in Ireland, the digital gaming sector is a part of our creative economy that I believe that we can do even better in. Regarding the issues that the Chair referred to, we have developed some tests through the administration of the section 481 film tax credit, which Deputy Boyd Barrett is well aware of, that can deal with some of the issues but probably not all. Certain criteria would need to be met before any digital game firm would be able to access such a credit were it to be brought in.