Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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104. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of projects that availed of section 481 film tax relief; the number of jobs supported by the relief in 2015 and in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16515/16]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will appreciate that film projects do not begin and end to coincide with calendar years, which means it is difficult to provide definitive figures for the number of jobs that the relief supported for any particular calendar year.

Nevertheless, I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that applications for relief were received in respect of 119 projects during the calendar years 2015 and 2016 and the following is based on an analysis by the Revenue Commissioners of the information accompanying those applications:

* Budgeted full time equivalent jobs directly related to the production of the film.

** This information is not yet available.