Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-02-24
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Joe Conway (IND), Cultural and Educational Panel

Mar fhocal scoir ar an leasú seo, ba mhaith liom a rá that the likelihood is that we have a very generous window of time to discuss this. I see this as one of the parts of the Bill that have the most critical implications for the whole industry. Like me, the Cathaoirleach played a bit of football and I suspect the Minister of State probably did as well. They will recognise the expression "to be given a hospital pass". I think the Minister of State has been given a hospital pass to see this through. In the short time I have known him, I have known him to be reasonable man and I find it hard to understand how anybody could dissipate the powers of the controller over to the Circuit Court, despite the fact that is an outlier in Europe - nobody else is doing it - the costs involved and the unlikelihood of it being taken up. I just fail to see the rationale or the logic behind it.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-24