Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion
Ms Michelle Quinn:
I will make an observation on what we might need to do. There is a strong desire among our members, whether in film and entertainment as crew, performers, etc., to do right by the industry in the most honest terms; there is a corresponding desire for the industry to do right by our members.
A mechanism we could use going forward is a stakeholder forum where we would legitimately look at how we collectively as stakeholders in the industry can extract more benefit from section 481 across the board. There is a fruitful and worthwhile discussion to be had, although a hard discussion is needed concerning putting in additional protections to ensure the maximum benefit from the section for taxpayers, workers and other stakeholders. I would welcome that opportunity if it arose.
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