asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he has yet received the report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on the Film in National Life; and if so, if he will publish the report, or, at least, the main recommendations of it, as frequent references to it have been made in the Press.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Publication of Film Committee's Report.
I have received the report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on the Film Industry. The report is at present under consideration. It is not proposed to publish the report in whole or in part.
Has the Minister seen a copy of the Irish Cinema Handbook, recently issued in Dublin, in which reference is made to this Inter-Departmental Committee, established in 1927; and, in view of that, will he release the main headings of the committee's findings?
It is not usual to publish the reports of Inter-Departmental committees. This committee was set up to report upon certain matters for the confidential information of the Government. Its report was not prepared for publication.