Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2009
143 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recommendations made in the recently published media mergers report; if she will ensure that the recommendations of this report be implemented in a timely fashion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4921/09]
View answerThe Report of the Advisory Group on Media Mergers was published on 2nd January 2009.
The Group was established in 2008 to review the current legislative framework regarding the public interest aspects of media mergers. The Report and the eleven recommendations contained therein are being considered in the context of the ongoing wider review of the operation and implementation of the Competition Act 2002. It is my intention to bring forward legislation during the course of 2009 to reform aspects of competition law, including provisions concerning media mergers, and to implement the merger of the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority in accordance with the Government decision on the rationalisaiton of State Agencies as announced by my colleague the Minister for Finance during the course of the Budget speech.
