Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein)
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The Minister mentioned the digitisation of collections. When I leave this meeting I will be going to the Seanad for the debate on the Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018. I accept that this does not come within the Minister's remit but her Department did some work in this area under the former Minister, Deputy Humphreys. Fianna Fáil passed an amendment in the Dáil which states that a feasibility study would be conducted around a legal digital deposit 12 months after the legislation is passed. As I understand it, it takes at least one year to complete a feasibility study. In light of the Department's consultation and the overwhelming support for a legal digital deposit, what is the Minister's position on it?

Will she engage with that feasibility study if it remains in the legislation?