Intellectual Property

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Ceisteanna (58)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Ceist:

58. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any stakeholder within the music sector lobbied the Government for the transfer of functions relating to dispute resolution of sound recording copyright from the Controller of Intellectual Property to the Circuit Courts in advance of the publishing of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025; and to provide details of times, dates and participants in correspondence or meetings where this transfer of functions was discussed. [34564/25]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

I wish to inform the Deputy that, to date, no representations were received from or lobbying efforts made by any stakeholder within the music sector in relation to the transfer of functions concerning the dispute resolution of sound recording copyright from the Controller of Intellectual Property to the Circuit Courts prior to the publication of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025.

This legislative amendment was introduced to ensure compliance with EU Directive 2006/115/EC and to address deficiencies identified by the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Irish High Court. The decision to transfer these functions was based on legal considerations, not on representations or lobbying from sectoral stakeholders.

Accordingly, there are no records of correspondence, meetings, or consultations involving music sector stakeholders in which this transfer of functions was discussed prior to the publication of the Bill on 13 June 2025.