Minister said Ireland is missing out on TV and film productions as tax relief cap is too low

Catherine Martin last year urged the then finance minister to raise the €70m cap on Section 481 tax relief for film productions

Culture and Media Minister Catherine Martin made the plea in a pre-Budget 2023 submission to then finance minister Paschal Donohoe. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Ireland missed out on big-budget productions of movies and TV shows from streaming giants Netflix and Amazon Prime because the cap on the Section 481 tax relief scheme was too low. 

In a pre-budget plea, tourism and culture minister Catherine Martin said feedback from an official trip she made to LA suggested Ireland was simply not being considered due to its €70m cap on tax relief for productions.