Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Obviously, we all share in the celebration of the success of "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "An Cailín Ciúin", but that success, which results from performances, writing and directing as well as the crews who stood behind the cameras, underlines the need to guarantee, vindicate and champion the rights of performers, writers, directors and the crew who make those films and not to pass the buck, which the Minister has essentially just done. Those films and all other films in this country are funded with public money and are subject to the requirement that we get quality employment and training and that the intellectual property rights of writers, performers and so on are guaranteed.

Equity has made it clear that its members are being forced to waive their intellectual property rights, which is in breach of the copyright directive and our legislation. Film crews have pointed out that, for example, their rights under the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act are being ignored and abused by film producer companies that are in receipt of large amounts of public money.

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