Mr. Anthony Muldoon:

Yes, of course. At the moment, there is a policy proposal from TG4 and Údarás na Gaeltachta that refers to the uplift proposal. One of the points made is that it is possible to have a situation where there is a regional uplift scheme under the remit of section 481 for companies based within the boundary areas of the Gaeltacht but that production could then take place outside the boundary areas. I am not entirely sure how realistic this approach is, as much as we support the concept. To give an example, if we look at the section 481 list of beneficiaries now, the TG4 Irish-language productions currently benefiting from the provisions of this section are predominantly those from Cine4, that is, Irish language feature films and maybe one or two TV dramas and creative documentaries. The number is not vast, however. The cost to do this, therefore, would be minimal and the impact would be large but the question is around where the activity would happen. My understanding would be that if a regional uplift scheme were to be in place, then all the activity must happen within the boundary of the Gaeltacht or at a certain distance around it. This aspect is the one that needs to be figured out. I say this because when we figure this out, it might be actually quite a simple fix and could have a major impact. As a producer, Ms Breathnach may be able to confirm it would have a big impact.