Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his answer. It is an industry that has yet to reach its full potential. The stated goal is to employ 10,000 people in the film industry by 2016, but in the most recent Creative Capital report, there are claims that 5,000 people were employed in the industry in 2007.

However, these figures have been disputed by employees in the industry. The Department of Finance's own report of December 2012 put the total number employed in the industry at 1,600. The industry receives generous tax incentives and we are on record as supporting them but there needs to be more transparency and accountability. Can the Minister account for the huge discrepancies in the figures?

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