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Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Referral of Private Members' Bills to Joint Committee: Motion (17 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: I move: That the joint committee, in line with standard practice and in accordance with Dáil Standing Order 185, be requested to carry out scrutiny of any Private Members' Bill that this committee scrutinises.

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: This meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025, which was referred to the select committee by an Order of the Dáil on 19 June 2025. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Deputy Niamh Smyth, who has responsibility for trade promotion, artificial intelligence and...

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: I welcome Colman Clinch, Linda Scales and Paul Noonan to the Gallery. They are representatives of Recorded Artists Actors Performers, RAAP. I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh's team for bringing them in. I thank the Minister of State for her comments.

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: At the very end.

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: Amendments Nos. a1 to d1, inclusive, are on the first additional list of amendments circulated on 14 July 2025 and will be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 May 2025, the position regarding the school transport pilot scheme; if the scheme will be extended beyond the 14 schools from the 2024/2025 school year; if the students in this pilot project from last year will be granted eligible tickets for the 2025/26 school year instead of concessionary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: I welcome everyone to our seventh public meeting. Before we proceed, I have a few housekeeping matters to go through. I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practices of the House as regards references witnesses make to other persons in their evidence. Witnesses within the parliamentary precincts only are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: Thank you very much, Mr. Cummins. I appreciate that. We now go to Ms Tara Buckley, director general of RGDATA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: I thank Ms Buckley. I now invite Ms Geraldine Magnier, chairperson of the Small Firms Association, SFA, and director and co-founder of Idiro Analytics, to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: I thank Mr. Cummins, Ms Buckley and Ms Magnier for their contributions. At the outset, I will say that this is an important topic for the new members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment. It is an issue we wanted to highlight as quickly as possible. We are conscious that we could have many organisations in the room today. I feel we have a good flavour of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: I hate to cut across Mr Broderick, but we have gone four minutes over our allotted time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: It was a very interesting line of information and I think another committee member will pick up on that. We will proceed. Deputy Gogarty is our third speaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: I thank Mr. McDade. We have a very full attendance today and I am conscious of time, so I ask members to try to keep an eye on the clock. I have been quite generous so far but I will have to amend that. Next on the speaker list is Senator Aubrey McCarthy. Deputy Lawlor has returned, so we will proceed to him after Senator McCarthy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: What is your restaurant called, Senator?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: We will all be down. I thank Senator McCarthy. I call Deputy Lawlor and then Deputy McCormack.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: Ms Harrison has her hand up as well. Apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: I apologise for cutting across Ms Harrison. We will definitely come back to her. I am just conscious of the clock. We have gone five minutes over and we are on a rota. I thank her for her contribution. We will go now to Deputy Tony McCormack. I am conscious that Mr. Broderick is indicating to speak. I will come back to him in a moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: Unfortunately, time is restricted but I appreciate that. I remind members that we have 25 minutes more of allocated time. The next slot is Sinn Féin, which is available to Deputy Donnelly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

James O'Connor: As we are running out of time, we will have to cut speaking times down per member to five minutes. I do not believe we will reach the last speaker or two but we will keep going as quickly as we can. Deputy Clendennen from Fine Gael is next.