Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport
General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Mr. Adrian Kane:
We should be using this as a tool to create good jobs. I am conscious of what has happened in the northern legislature with regard to the good jobs Bill. There is an obligation under the adequate minimum wage directive to increase collective bargaining to 80%. It is a case of blending and enhancing the sector. There is a place for the public broadcaster and a place for the commercial sector. All we are saying is we do not want displacement or a race to the bottom. The Bill needs to put those kinds of safeguards in place. If we are serious about a roadmap to 80% collective bargaining, we need to use - whether we call it public procurement or whatever - legislation like this to build to that level and protect and enhance good jobs.
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