Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 48:

In page 53, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “Music in the Irish language and of European Origin

46LA.(1) A provider of a sound broadcasting service shall ensure that, in the programmes to be provided for under the sound broadcasting service contract⁠—

(a) of the aggregate amount of transmission time allocated to music content in a given year, excluding time allocated to music content which would reasonably be considered Irish traditional music, at least 5 per cent shall be reserved for musical compositions containing lyrics mostly in the Irish language from 31 December 2025, increasing to a minimum of 10 per cent from 31 December 2030. The provider shall aim to broadcast music with lyrics mostly in the Irish language across the full variety of musical genres broadcast,

(b) of the aggregate amount of transmission time allocated to music content containing lyrics mostly in the English language in a given year, from 31 December 2025, at least 40 per cent shall be reserved for content which satisfies two of the following conditions:

(i) the music or lyrics are composed or written by a resident of the island of Ireland or the European Economic Area;

(ii) at least one of the artists involved in the performance of the music is a resident of the island of Ireland or the European Economic Area;

(iii) the performance is recorded entirely within the island of Ireland or the European Economic Area or performed wholly and broadcast live on the island of Ireland or in the European Economic Area.

(2) The Commission shall conduct an annual review of the compliance by providers with the conditions set out in subsection (1) and produce a report annually on the use of music with lyrics mostly in the Irish language and of music originating on the island of Ireland or in the European Economic Area with lyrics mostly in the English language across service providers, as well as the impact of such conditions on service providers as well as workers, artists, and businesses involved in the music industry nationally, which shall be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on an annual basis no later than 31 December each year, beginning with 2026.”.”.

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