Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

The availability of adequate, fully equipped studio resources that can cater for the needs of indigenous and incoming film and television productions is essential to marketing Ireland as a film location. The Irish Film Board was asked to prepare a report on the future options available for film studios in Ireland. With the support of independent consultants, the Irish Film Board, which is our national film agency and which, inter alia, promotes Ireland as a location for international film production, submitted its proposals to me on how to ensure that Ireland has its own film studio. With the assistance of the Office of Public Works, my Department is working on assuring the future availability of film studios in Ireland. That process is currently at a sensitive point and I do not wish to be drawn on the state of play on discussions, but it is my intention to bring the matter to successful conclusion shortly.

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