Andrew Doyle Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/East Carlow has welcomed the proposal from Wicklow County Council to offer additional support to the film industry as he reiterated the importance of the industry to County Wicklow and it’s potential to develop further as the headquarters of the Irish film industry. “I have had contact with various members of the Council and I have raised the issue in the Dail recently with regard to assigning a special category to the application fees, development contributions and rates. Regulations for studio space are proving prohibitive because these studios are treated the same as commercial premises of the same scale, but with a different usage … Continue reading Additional support to the Film Industry in Wicklow welcomed- Doyle