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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: The tax credit here is currently at 32% and we had the regional uplift. We know the issues that are there. Would it make more sense as a simple move to increase that tax credit?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: A lot of that is obviously on the international side. Mr. Hickey raised the issue of incentivising Screen Ireland to look at specifically investing in regional productions as well. Obviously he had another hat in a previous life. Would that suggest looking at requiring Screen Ireland to ring-fence funding to support regional production or how does Mr. Hickey think that could be done?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Let us also talk about capacity, which was something that was discussed and we might touch on issues around studio space and crews and so on and obviously, we need to have the flow of training. I get that certainty is part of that. Apart from specific tax and other investment measures coming on the part of Screen Ireland, have we the capacity to cope here in Ireland?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I might specifically ask about animation. I have got to say that Mr. Muldoon referred to Animation Ireland as AI and I have been used to dealing with AI, the technology kind and the agricultural kind. We now have a third form of AI, but specific to animation.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Can that be done regionally? I ask because I am very interested, obviously, in terms of what Ms Keane was talking about regarding Kilkenny and building that hub.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: If we are looking at regional development, the development of that ecosystem locally is critically important and it is felt in Kilkenny and certainly in Galway also. As people will know, I have a particular interest in north Wexford and with the development of Tara Studios that is coming down the line. As we have been looking at the national, could I ask about the support that would be...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I will come back to Ms Keane and Mr. McCabe because I am conscious that Mr. Duggan, Mr. Muldoon, Mr. Cummins and other colleagues might want to come in on a final question.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Okay. I know people, such as Mr. Muldoon and Mr. Cummins, wish to come in.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Now that Deputy Griffin is retiring, were there to be a remake or a sequel, he could star in it.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious that Mr. McCabe and Ms Geraghty want to comment.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: This remake or sequel could-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I do need to wrap it up very soon.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I can see what picture will be on the front of our report now.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank everybody. This was a positive and informative session for all of us in that we learned something. There is a lot of support within this committee and even in terms of us being able to communicate to the Ministers, Deputies Catherine Martin and Michael McGrath. It is about coming up with practical solutions. To Deputy Griffin's suggestion around practical measures, dare I say that...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Apologies, I did not see Ms Honan was indicating.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I agree. We appreciate that. This committee also has responsibility for tourism and we talk about the impact of cultural tourism. What everyone does here is really important. Our committee wants to help and to work with the witnesses to achieve that. I thank everybody for their time today. Our guests should feel free to correspond and keep us under pressure. We will now suspend briefly...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Go raibh maith ag Elaine Geraghty. Anois beidh Paul Cummins as Telegael.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Mr. Duggan and all our witnesses who have presented. We move now to the question-and-answer session. The speaking rota has been circulated and each member will have a slot of approximately ten minutes. I will be reasonably lenient. I call Senator Warfield.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Was Ms Geraghty signalling to come in on that?