Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion

Ms Mary Nash:

I will speak on the WRC rulings, without talking about any particular case. Where decisions involve a finding against a company, confirmation must be provided that the finding has been followed or an explanation given where a finding has not been followed. Essentially, when the WRC hands down a ruling, the company must come back to us immediately, number one, and tell us that this has happened in relation to all its projects. Then it must come to us and confirm that the finding has been followed. In that case, the Deputy knows what that is himself so I will not refer to it. They have to address the finding or complaint against it, or what the WRC says they have to do.

The forum will happen on 8 February in the Radisson Blu Hotel on Golden Lane, which is very accessible to everybody, in particular to people coming from the country.

It will start at 10 a.m. for 10.30 a.m. and will go on until late afternoon. We will try to ensure everybody who wants to say something gets to say it and their voices are heard. We invite anybody who thinks they have an interest or are a stakeholder in the forum. We have gone through all the stakeholder organisations and invited them. We have set up an email address, S481Forum@tcagsm.gov.ie, which I will send to the clerk of the committee. I think the best thing is if anybody wants an invitation, they should come to us and ask at that address. We want to do that because we want to capture everyone and not lose anyone. We want to see if people want lunch, what needs they have and all the rest, if that is okay with the Chair.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.