Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-21
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Niamh Smyth (FF), Cavan-Monaghan

I thank the Deputy for his amendment and for raising this point. It has been raised with my officials by RAAP, an organisation that represents performers, in a submission and in a meeting with it. The Government attaches great importance to ensuring Ireland’s national copyright law is in line with our obligations under international and EU law. This is a point which, to my knowledge, has been raised before. It is also not clear what, if any, impact it may be having. However, it certainly merits further detailed examination, which is now under way. I assure the Deputy that if there is a finding that there is any inconsistency between the Bill and international law, this will be addressed through a further amendment.

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