Taxes Consolidation (Development of Regional Film Industry) (Amendment) Bill 2025

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Aengus Ó Snodaigh’s proposal would change the film tax relief rules so the Minister could target regions with little audiovisual activity and use the relief to encourage film and TV production outside the main hubs, especially Dublin and Wicklow. The explanatory note says the aim is to tackle the strong regional imbalance in where productions are based and to help build local crews and infrastructure in other parts of the country.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to enable the Minister to identify regions of low audiovisual capacity and to include measures in the industry development test for Section 481 tax relief to promote the development of audiovisual production outside existing major production hubs.

Last updated 18 July 2025