Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have to prioritise a strategy on how we can recognise Ireland's potential to become a global powerhouse in movies and TV. Of course, it could be argued that we already are a powerhouse when we see record-breaking nominations for the upcoming Oscars and performances at the BAFTAs etc. However, in order for that to be fair and equitable right throughout Ireland, we need to fix the regional film development uplift maps. The regional film development uplift maps are unfair at the moment. It means that production companies in counties like Limerick and Kerry can avail of tax credits, but companies in counties like Clare and my own county of Cork cannot. It is not a fair playing field. With a west Cork hat on, west Cork is home to Jeremy Irons, David Puttnam, Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan. They are not even the most talented people from the movie sector living there. There are art designers, set designers and make-up artists there. There is a huge opportunity to turn west Cork into a movie and TV capital, but we need to fix the regional film development uplift maps.

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