Brian Stanley
Question:200. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland will release its research project on media ownership. [16285/16]
View answerWednesday, 15 June 2016
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Under section 28M(1) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 the BAI are required to prepare a report which shall:
- Describe the ownership and control arrangements for undertakings carrying on a media business in the State;
- describe the changes to ownership and control arrangements of such undertakings over the past three years;
- and analyse the effects of such changes on plurality of the media in the State.
The BAI must then furnish this report to the relevant Minister.
In accordance with these requirements the BAI have submitted to me, as the relevant Minister, their Report on Ownership and Control of Media Businesses in Ireland 2012-2014. My department and I are currently considering the report and intend to publish it shortly.