Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge there is an issue with the level of airplay. This matter has been raised previously. While the concerns the Deputy raises do not fall within the scope of my Department, I am anxious to support the music industry in whatever way I can and I would be pleased to work with the Departments of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to address these issues in so far as is possible.

I will invite the submission of suggestions as part of the Culture 2025 policy, and if Deputy Ó Fearghaíl has any ideas on the music industry, I will be pleased to hear them. My Department does some work in the area of music through Culture Ireland and provides significant support for Irish bands and music groups to travel abroad and promote their work on the international stage. I am conscious that the music industry is wide and complex and I hope to highlight it further, perhaps through the Culture 2025 policy. I accept, however, that more work needs to be done on it.

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