Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion

2:00 am

Ms Libbie McQuillan:

I thank the Senator for the question. We can come back to the committee with exact details. The vast majority goes on domestic production. Only a very small portion of our budget is focused on international production. Screen Ireland has a dual remit. It is responsible for the promotion of Irish culture on screen and for international investment as well. The vast majority of our funding is on domestic projects. This partly answers the question Deputy Brennan asked. Last year, production spend in Ireland was €430 million, an increase of 33% on the previous year. That is a mix of domestic and inward production. There is a difference between volume and value. We have a high number of domestic productions and the value of inward productions can sometimes be higher. Ms Ryan may have something to add to that.

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