Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020
306. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when film shoots and sets are permitted to resume work; if it will be 10 August 2020; if not, when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18853/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn line with the Government Roadmap, film production can resume in Phase 3 of the Roadmap which took effect from 29 June 2020. In anticipation of the return to production Screen Producers Ireland, in consultation with key industry stakeholders and with funding from Screen Skills Ireland’s Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme, Screen Producers Ireland published COVID-19 Production Guidelines for live action film and TV drama which were developed in the context of the Government Return to Work Safely Protocols and which will be updated as appropriate, as Government public health advice changes and evolves. As is the case across the economy, all businesses that seek to reopen must ensure that they are in a position to do safely and in line with the continued public health measures.
