Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2018
94. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a roadmap has been prepared for the way in which the €200 million committed to investment in media production and the audiovisual industry by 2027 will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39813/18]
View answerIn April of this year, I was delighted to launch my Department's sectoral Plan – Investing in Our Culture, Language and Heritage 2018 – 2027. This Government’s capital investment plan provides for funding of €200m to be invested in media production and audio visual industries through Screen Ireland over the next 10 years which will have a positive impact right across the country.
This was followed in June when I launched the Audio-visual Action Plan. This is an industry-wide, long-term plan, under the Creative Ireland Programme to enable Ireland to become a global hub for the production of Film, TV drama and animation. The Audiovisual Action Plan seeks to implement recommendations over the next five years which could double employment in film, television and animation to over 24,000 full time equivalent jobs.
In terms of the allocation of the €200 million capital funding to Screen Ireland, allocations fall to be determined annually as part of the Budgetary and Estimates processes which are currently underway. In 2018, an amount of €14.2m was made available to Screen Ireland.
