(Issued 12 October, 2023) As the producers of some of Ireland’s favourite TV shows, we welcome Tuesday’s announcement in Budget 2024 that officials in the Department of Finance will shortly begin engagement with the European Commission on an incentive for the Unscripted Production sector.

Following on from Screen Producers Ireland (SPI) statement welcoming this announcement, as members of SPI who are particularly active in the unscripted sector, we also add our voice in support of this announcement. As our industry goes through a particularly challenging period, with increasing pressure on funding, the development in the near future of a fiscal incentive for unscripted production will support investment and long-term jobs in a key creative industry.