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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: I welcome Ms Désirée Finnegan, Mr. Gareth Lee and Ms Teresa McGrane from Screen Ireland. I thank them for being with us this evening. This follows on from the session we just had with three other groups. Before we begin, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references they may make to other persons in their...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: I will probably have time for a short second round and Deputy Boyd Barrett can come back in then if he wants to. I call Deputy Farrell.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: I put to Screen Ireland the same question I put to the last group regarding regional uplift, its perspective on that, the fact that it has declined recently and the importance of it.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: Would Ms Flanagan say the pandemic period was the best time to make that type of decision on the mechanism of the regional uplift?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: That decline from 5% to 2% happened during a pandemic.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: Ms Finnegan said the industry has been undergoing a boom. That is fair enough, but the regionality aspect brings a bit more complexity to the issue. Judging whether the mechanism works or not during a pandemic is complex. I am not saying Screen Ireland is writing it off, but is it appropriate to draw a line under the uplift as a mechanism in that context or should we give it another go?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: What does Ms McGrane mean when she says the state aid map has changed?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: Of course, but the state aid map does not redraw the picture regarding which areas are considered more prosperous or more active in particular industries.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: I am sorry, but my point is that the new state aid map will not be so massively out of line with the original one. It will be a revision.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: In what way?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: It has gone down to 2%, so will-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: Okay, so it is down at 3% now.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: Would that not indicate we have reached a threshold where it does not pay?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: Maybe it should go up to 5% then.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: Everybody we have talked to has spoken about the importance of that regional uplift.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: That includes the SGI representatives. They outlined why it was important to them. To be honest, I did not understand exactly how it could be as these are project-based undertakings and I would expect people to travel for projects but they outlined clearly how it works very well for them. The producers stated that it works for them. Everybody was saying why it works for them. I am not...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: Yes, okay. What I was trying to get at is were the Screen Ireland representatives going to come here and say that it is a no-brainer and that we should be doing it. They are not really saying that though.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: All things being equal then, would Screen Ireland like the 5% back?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: Okay.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)
Neasa Hourigan: I thank the representatives.