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- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is the highest cost per hour.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Of the drama output that is broadcast, how much is produced by RTÉ and how much produced by other companies?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I mean Irish-produced drama, be it produced internally by RTÉ or by companies who make it-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Okay, that is-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is €1 million per hour.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Give me an example of an Irish home-produced drama that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Was that produced by RTÉ or externally?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: It costs €1 million per hour for some of those big dramas. Is much of it produced internally or is it nearly all external?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: What does that cost per hour?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: What does the bought-in programming from England or Australia cost, such as "Neighbours"? What is the average for a programme such as "Neighbours"?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: A few thousand euro an hour.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: The witnesses will understand that gives us information. It is all well and good to talk about drama, but there is a big difference between €2,000 an hour and €1 million an hour.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I do not think RTÉ gets that out there enough.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I am here a few years and I never heard that. Obviously we all know there is a big differential, but I am taken aback at the level of differential. RTÉ needs to get this type of information out. RTÉ can state it can run away on this cheaply bought in stuff but that if people want Irish content, this is what is required. There is no harm in starting to put some of this out there...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: To explain, so the people who are watching us know what we are talking about, section 481 is the Finance Act provision with regard to tax relief for film production.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: They are the exceptions. "Love/Hate" was expensive.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is, however, authentic Ireland to an extent.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: Will the witnesses give us an indication of the programme that was on Sunday nights, "Dancing with the Stars"? I am sure that had a very big viewership.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)
Seán Fleming: I am only asking about the cost.