Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Irish Film Industry: Discussion (Resumed)

11:00 am

Mr. John Arkins:

That is a very good question. Just before Christmas, in an attempt to discredit us, a statement was sent to film sets saying that the Irish Film Workers Association and its leadership were doing this for their own benefit. However, it is hard to discredit the truth. When an organisation does not take money from members but commits to addressing a problem, when workers put their hands in their pockets and pay for printing and for men to appear here today so they do not lose a day's wages themselves, it is hard to discredit that. We are not here to discredit anyone. We are here for one reason only. In that context, the legislation that applies to every single worker in this country should apply to me in my workplace. The first part of that is identifying the worker, the trainee, the employer and who is responsible. We have done that.

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