Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

It is one those issues where it is difficult to quantify its full effect. My attempt was to try, at the very least, to ensure those who are performers and producers can get their fair share.

However, if in some countries there is a different approach, who is going to be at a loss? The Minister of State has just stated some countries in the EU will be at a loss or potentially at a loss. We do not know and I have not seen any quantitative research to show the full effect. How much will the Irish industry lose as a consequence of something that needs to be plugged in law by the EU?

We cannot just sit back and say we are waiting on the EU to fix this problem. We are a member state and will hold the EU Presidency next year. We should be among those countries seeking a solution. I presume it is the same for other member states. We need to be putting pressure on the EU to ensure a solution is found as quickly as possible so performers, and even producers, will not be at a loss because the EU has not got its act together to address a loophole or problem in the legislation. Is there any indication from the EU that this is one of the issues it is going to address? If we do not have sight of a solution now, it means it will be at least a year away. Not every country will adopt whatever changes come straight away. Somebody will lose as a consequence.