Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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183. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the dates of the meetings of the Audiovisual Action Plan steering group in each of the years 2020, 2021 and for the first five months of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25706/22]

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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184. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the work that her Department is carrying out in relation to each of the recommendations from the Audiovisual Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25707/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 184 together.

Meetings of the Audiovisual Action Plan Steering Group took place on 30th April 2020, 24th November 2020, 11th May 2021, 20th December 2021 and 26th April 2022.

The second Progress Report on the Implementation of the Audiovisual Action Plan was published on 17th August 2021 and is available to view at this link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/de571-implementation-of-the-audiovisual-action-plan-second-progress-report/

Since then, further progress has been made on the remaining recommendations including increased funding for Screen Ireland in 2022 to invest further in the sector, and the extension of section 481 to the Digital Games sector with European Commission approval being sought at present.

The next meeting of the Audiovisual Action Plan Steering Group is due to take place on 5th September 2022.