Dáil debates

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Questions on Promised Legislation

 

1:50 pm

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom ceist a chur ar an Taoiseach faoin reachtaíocht dar dteideal copyright and related rights (amendment) (miscellaneous provisions) Bill. I understand that heads of the Bill were approved in July 2016 and I am told the Bill will ultimately lead to the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty, which Ireland signed in 2014. This is an important treaty that facilitates access to published works for those who are visually impaired. The ratification of the treaty will end the famine of books and printed literature experienced by that community. My hope is that it will not take as long for this treaty to be ratified as it is taking for the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. How is the aforementioned Bill progressing and when can we expect it to come before the Dáil?

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