Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2016
31. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland report entitled, Ownership and Control of Media Businesses 2012-2014, published on 22 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21621/16]
View answerI welcome the BAI Report on Ownership and Control of Media Businesses in Ireland 2012-2014, which is the first of its kind. Under the revised Competition Act 2002 the BAI are required to produce a report every three years that details the ownership and control arrangements of media business in Ireland and to describe any changes that may have taken place in the intervening years.
In this report, the BAI concludes that there has not been a material reduction in media plurality in the State due to the limited changes in ownership and control in the period 2012-2014. This report which is available on my Department's website, along with other research conducted by the BAI and other organisations, feeds into the Phase 1 examination of media mergers carried out by my Department.
