Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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41. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the film production underway at a studio (details supplied) is in receipt of section 481 tax relief and Irish Film Board grants; if so, the actions undertaken to ensure the provision of quality employment and training and the full application of employment legislation in terms of recruitment on the production; if the producer in receipt of the public funding and support has offered employees and trainee positions on the production to all employees and trainees that were previously employed by the producer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8676/19]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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I understand that at present, there are a number of productions which are using the studio to which the Deputy refers.  I also understand that one of these productions is a project which has been awarded funding by Screen Ireland which was formerly know as the Irish Film Board. 

Screen Ireland conditions includes the production of budgets, finance plans, screenplay, biographies of the main creative personnel and their signed contracts, shooting schedule, a full list of cast and crew including trainees, insurance, details of postproduction and VFX arrangements and a full list of delivery requirements for the film for distribution and archiving purposes.  Screen Ireland conditions include, inter alia, full compliance with all statutory and legal and contractual obligations of the producers in connection with the production of the film which includes all the obligations of employers to employees. 

The conditions attaching to Section 481 also require the production of similar documentation on budgets, details of employment and the engagement of between 2 and 8 trainees on every production.  Information relating to beneficiaries of Section 481 is published by the Revenue Commissioners when the project is finished and all compliance checks have been completed.  The list of beneficiaries is published quarterly by Revenue.

In addition, I understand that Screen Ireland is considering further conditions of funding in areas such as gender equality, diversity and inclusion, dignity in the workplace, skills development and upskilling and environmental awareness.