Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome all the witnesses. On the submission by the Joint Creative Audiovisual Sectoral Group, it was said that market realities and inflation costs in Ireland are making it very challenging to attract inward investment and that the additional costs and logistical complexities, in addition to inflation, are putting low- and mid-budget productions under severe pressure. I would like to develop that point further and invite the witnesses who are in a position to do so to comment on this matter. How do they see potential revenue generated from a content levy tackling the issue of being competitive? On the cost of low- and mid-budget productions, how could a content levy be used to ensure Ireland remains a competitive place for the incredible production companies that have already been referred to in order that we continue to attract inward investment?