Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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280. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will clarify the authority or function Fís Éireann holds as a State body to make decisions relating to the allocation of funding to representative bodies or lobby groups in the film sector; if permission is required from her; if she will provide a list of such bodies so funded; and the breakdown of the funding provided to each such group each of the years since 2012. [53462/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Under the Irish Film Board Acts 1980-2018, Screen Ireland is a statutorily independent agency with a Board that is a body corporate. The functions of the Board are set out under Section 4 of the Act and the powers of the Board to make grants in respect of those functions are set out in Section 8. As Minister, I have no role in Screen Ireland's individual funding decisions.

Regarding the specific query on funding to representative bodies or lobby groups, I have referred your question to Screen Ireland for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.