Dáil debates
Thursday, 2 December 2021
Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage
2:40 pm
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I do not expect the main vehicle for drawing down this relief to be DACs; I expect that it will be companies involved in the production of games and that they will have a more stable relationship with their employees than would be the case in the film sector. It is not a requirement of this legislation that a DAC be in place to access this relief. I understand that the existence of DACs in the film industry is a legacy of how the sector used to be organised to access tax relief. Whether it will be Speedy Gonzales or the Smurfs, I expect they will all be done by the same company or by different companies as opposed to it being organised around a game. I will leave the discussion as to what my favourite cartoon was to another point for the Deputy.
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