Mr. Victor Finn:

First, streaming platforms tend, in the main, to be private or public companies. They do not tend to be run on a national basis. However, if the Deputy is talking about streaming and audiovisual video on demand services, one of the most successful global services is the BBC iPlayer. We should be providing RTÉ with the investment to develop its own online presence to a much greater degree, including a global presence. It could be a portal for Irish culture and creative content. We are missing a huge opportunity, although in fairness to RTÉ it needs funding to do that. That would be a real window to the world for Irish creativity and it is an opportunity we are currently missing.

I am very interested in the valuation proposition. We are always looking for simpler ways to apply our licensing. Believe me, we want the simplest way possible to apply a reasonable and fair tariff to all our customers who use music in whatever way they do. We would be very interested if the valuation proposal were published or made available to interested parties in order that we could rely on that valuation. I thank the Deputy for bringing that to our attention.

The most pressing copyright reform needed is in the context of the copyright directive. We need to get real value from the online environment and from the very large tech companies that have built huge global businesses on the back of creativity. The creative sector simply has not shared in that large revenue stream.