Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the students from Tara Hill to the Dáil.

I absolutely agree with the Deputy on the need to support our own sector here at home. I have a brother who is very much involved in it, and the work they do and the content they produce is phenomenal.

As regards the details, this was brought to Cabinet just this week, and the Minister was very clear that while there will be a directive in the legislation allowing a Minister to impose these levies, it will be at the discretion of the Minister. We need to think carefully as well about imposing an additional levy on top of a charge or a fee that people are already paying. While we need to support our own industry at home, we also need to make sure we are not imposing an undue levy or cost on top of people at home who are enjoying the various streaming services. Maybe I will ask the Minister to engage with the Deputy directly on some of the further detail of this.

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