Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Ronan McCabe:
In recruiting people under the regional development uplift, you are restricted to recruiting among those who habitually reside within 45 km. I am referring to the Deputy's point on people being available. The radius needs to be expanded or just made countrywide. It is certainly possible for a studio in west Cork to have a cluster of people working in Sligo on its project. Ms Keane made a point on animation production involving quite a long process. It can take three years to finance a production and three to five years to make it. Any incentive has to be fit for purpose and reflect the realities of living in the regions.
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