Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 571: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department has received a recommendation from the all-party committee established to consider plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising that a planned film on the life of James Connolly, being produced by a company (details supplied) with the support of a number of trade unions, should receive financial support from his Department; if he will give favourable consideration to the recommendation; when a decision will be made on the recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14234/07]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Correspondence was received from the All Party Oireachtas Committee on the Centenary of the 1916 Rising, regarding this film project. The Irish Film Board is the agency charged with developing and supporting the Irish film sector, and it is understood that the Board has been in contact with the promoters of this project. My Department's direct role is confined to administering elements of the Section 481 tax-based incentive scheme for investment in film productions, primarily in establishing the cultural element of projects seeking certification under the scheme.

The All-Party Committee is being informed of the options available under the Section 481 tax relief scheme to bring such a project to fruition, and of the role of the Irish Film Board in relation to film proposals generally.