Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In regard to the point Deputy Smith put to me on the statistics on the operation of the scheme, I have the figures for 2016 and 2017 on the number of companies and films. For example, in 2016 it was 54 companies in respect of 74 films; and in 2017 up to the end of the first quarter, it was 15 companies in respect of 21 films. I have a list of all of the films or productions that received the grant. If the Deputy has any concern in regard to the employment terms or how that relief is being transferred on the ground, she might make those specific examples available to me and I will certainly share them with either the Revenue Commissioners or the relevant agency.

The purpose of this relief is to translate it into cultural activity that delivers good employment and meets the policy objectives I have described. For the information of the House, I understand that across 2015 and 2016 some 3,415 full-time jobs were created in this sector, much of which we attribute to this policy.

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