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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Business of Joint Committee (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: We will begin our meeting. We have no apologies, so I am sure everyone will come in at some point. Our witnesses have been here before so they know members come in and go out because of competing interests and meetings that are on. I ask them to bear with us. First of all, I welcome our TY student, Leo McNamara, who is here with us today to see all the hard work that goes on at this...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: We are meeting today with representatives from the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland, MEAI, to discuss the importance of airplay in promoting Irish music. I welcome the following witnesses from MEAI: Jackie Conboy, co-founder, Aidan Butler, member, and Ms. Rebecca Cappuccini, independent artist and MEAI spokesperson. The format of the meeting is I will invite our witnesses to...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Yes, perfect. I call Ms Cappuccini.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Butler. I will now turn to my colleagues, who are all very welcome. I thank them for turning out in such good numbers. I will begin with Senator Warfield. The floor is his and he will have five minutes.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: We have received apologies from Senator Hoey. The floor is Deputy Cannon's.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: We will come back to that another day as some of my colleagues are under time pressure. I call Deputy McGrath.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I apologise, but we will have to leave it at that. I thank Deputy McGrath for his contribution. I call Deputy Munster.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: The Deputy needs to conclude.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Following this suggestion I seek the agreement of the committee that we write to the Minister for Justice. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: The clerk to the committee, Laura Pathe, informs me that we have raised the issue of disability payments being disallowed and the challenges this raises with the Minister. Did Mr. Conboy say that person on Newstalk said there were 500 or 2,000 on the scheme?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Is there a discrepancy in the number? I may have picked that up wrong.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Most pilots start out teasing out any difficulties or challenges that arise so that they can be ironed out before the scheme is rolled out nationally.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: We have come to the end of the round. Does anybody have any final questions before I wrap up?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: If my colleagues agree, we will share the transcripts from today, which will include all of the ideas and suggestions the witnesses have shared about that national strategy, with the Department, IBI, Coimisiún na Meán, IMRO, RAAP and RTÉ and seek responses, thoughts and views on the matter so that we can move it on and start to action some of those ideas.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: It is being done in a different way.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Of course it could.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Are there any other suggestions or ideas? It would be a really good starting point to get those organisations' feedback on the witnesses' suggestions. We will seek that feedback after sharing the transcripts of today's meeting with those organisations, including RTÉ. That concludes our business for today. I thank Ms Cappuccini, Mr. Conboy and Mr. Butler for sharing their thoughts and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: Absolutely. My colleagues on this hard-working committee are not shy about holding meetings or debating issues. It is a good place to do that. I thank the witnesses for their time in coming in to us. I will now ask them to leave because we have some private business to attend to. I ask colleagues to wait. I propose we have a brief suspension to allow the witnesses to withdraw and we...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (23 Nov 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim, respectively claiming the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51229/23]