31 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there have been consultations with the Department of Finance to secure the inclusion of choreographers in the artists tax exemption scheme and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10943/08]

Taxation issues are a matter for the Minister for Finance, with whom I am in contact on taxation matters, as they apply to my brief, from time to time. There is no current proposal to have choreographers included in the scheme referred to by the Deputy. But I will keep the request under review.