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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: I welcome the witnesses and thank everyone for the work they do for such an important sector. So many of them are the people behind the scenes making things happen and that has to be acknowledged today. There has been much talk since this session started on the capital side, the investment side and the tax break side. One of the aspects I wish to touch on from the outset is that in the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: How many are supported through that scheme? Is it around a dozen or so per year?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Horan touched on the intellectual property, IP, side, which I echoed in my remarks. What are his thoughts in respect of that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: Is Mr. Horan confident the pathways exist in this country to capture the creative talent that is there through the schemes RTÉ is running and that people will find those channels from college into the sector?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: On that point, Mr. Guiney mentioned RTÉ in his comments, when he talked about there not being enough investment in television drama. He did not think that investment would happen because of issues within RTÉ. I note, however, while there is a lot of focus on cuts in the November restructuring plan, there is a commitment to increase independent production by 50%, which is good.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Horan touched on the issue of content, as did Ms Flood, as regards its impact. Mr. Horan cited one such example. I am sure that is something Ms Flood feels needs to be implemented very quickly.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: Does anyone else want to touch on that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: I know I have used my time but I would like to ask another question. We promised Morgan O'Sullivan we would raise that so I am glad we did. He was very famous for producing a show involving a Navan man 40 years ago called "Remington Steele". People like me were delighted as young kids to watch Pierce Brosnan on stage and took advantage of-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: He is not my cousin. Morgan O'Sullivan also brought things like "Braveheart" through the section 35 grant to Ireland, in particular to Trim. Speaking of tax I wanted to touch first on scriptwriting, which is the most important. Mr. Kavanagh mentioned at the end of his statement the work being undertaken by the Department and the support of the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, for the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: Okay. Speaking of the European Commission, in terms of the increase in the eligibility cap from €70 million to €125 million, where is that process? The Department is awaiting ratification on that. When is that due?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: I know Mr. Kavanagh is not going to comment on this, but I will ask about the mood music. I know it was clearly played out last year on a very international scale that NBC chiefs basically put it to both the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach that if that cap was not extended, it would nearly amount to saying goodbye to a hell of a lot of big productions. That was not lost on other people....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: Okay. Finally-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Shane Cassells: A lot of people who are buoyed by success are talking about the capacity of the studios we have and the potential for more capital investment in studios. Can I ask people within the sector if they feel that this is perhaps over-optimistic? Should we be consolidating rather than looking at further capital investment in that area?

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Cathaoirleach and as rapporteur, it is a great pleasure to welcome all of our guests. As the Cathaoirleach has said, we already have had a number of witnesses before us including councillors from all over the country and public representative association bodies. These have included the Northern Ireland Local Government Association and councillors from Northern Ireland,...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Shane Cassells: It is great to have him here in the Seanad Chamber to debate his insights from the last term as well. I also welcome in particular my fellow county man, Noel Dempsey, who was perhaps one of the most reforming Ministers in local government. The changes that he brought in in the mid-1990s and the systems he introduced gave the likes of me and many other young people their chance. That was...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Shane Cassells: I have a couple of quick questions. As I said at the outset, I knew there would be extremely insightful remarks from all four witnesses and I have a few questions to each of them. One is to Deputy Howlin regarding the statistics he quoted on spending. As I said to Mr. Dempsey before the meeting, Deputy Howlin would often make the point at the PAC that the Comptroller and Auditor General...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Cathaoirleach. As he said, I am the rapporteur for this report and the body of work we are doing in terms of public hearings on the future of local democracy. I very deeply welcome our guests to the Chamber. It is so fitting that they will be addressing members this evening and putting out their points of view. This matter is something I feel very passionately about. I have...