Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

It is a reciprocal arrangement anyway. While it is welcome that the Minister of State is finally bringing our legislation in line with the Performances and Phonograms Treaty, WPPT, of the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, and the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations, I want her to clarify that countries will only qualify where this State will be treated in the same way under their laws for the purposes of sound recording. My amendment would add a commitment to the principle of a reciprocal approach, as a concern raised by some stakeholders in this sector was ensuring that it would be the same place throughout. It is a small additional burden, but not huge. That is the intention at the end of the day.