Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 July 2016

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht

Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)

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5:00 pm

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Second, the Film Board has had its budget cut to about €11 million by successive Governments. Despite this, it has been able to produce good quality output. It released a request yesterday that there be a doubling of its budget, I think, to €20 million. Would that be possible and is it among the Government's objectives?

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