Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
516. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide supporting evidence that there are currently approximately 12,000 persons employed in Ireland in film, television and animation production as he recently stated (details supplied). [20445/22]
View answerI recently welcomed a significant investment into Ireland’s audio-visual industry as part of a press release issued by Hackman Capital Partners and the MBS Group in relation to their being selected to develop the new Greystones Media Campus. This two phased development is a joint venture with the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and Capwell Property Partners. The co-investors Hackman Capital Partners and the MBS Group provided the reference to the number of persons employed as part of the broader press release coordinated with the NTMA. The NTMA have advised that this figure is derived from a report titled “Economic Analysis of the Audiovisual Sector in the Republic of Ireland”.
