Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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155. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of occasions this country has been used as a location for film making in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31945/14]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Primary responsibility for the support and promotion of film-making in Ireland, in respect of both the indigenous sector and inward productions is the responsibility of the Irish Film Board (IFB). This includes assistance with locations for the making of films. The IFB is the statutorily independent agency responsible for the promotion and development of the Irish film industry and I have no responsibility in relation to its day-to-day operational matters, including the allocation of resources between the different support programmes and schemes. For detailed information on the supports given and available, I would like to direct the Deputy's attention to the annual reports of the IFB, which are lodged periodically in the Oireachtas Library, and also to the publications by the Board itself on its website .

I would also like to direct the Deputy to the website of the Irish Film and Television Academy - www.ifta.ie – which is another useful information and promotional tool.