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52 Mr. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received the report on the newspaper industry from the Competition and Mergers Review Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4221/98]
59 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received the report on the newspaper industry from the Competition and Mergers Review Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4222/98]
73 Mr. Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received the report on the newspaper industry from the Competition and Mergers Review Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4223/98]
84 Mr. McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received the report on the newspaper industry from the Competition and Mergers Review Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4224/98]
114 Mrs. Owen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received the report on the newspaper industry from the Competitions and Mergers Review Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4336/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 52, 59, 73, 84 and 114 together.
The Competition and Mergers Review Group was established by my predecessor on 30 September, 1996 with the following terms of reference: To review and make recommendations on the mergers legislation in the context of a legislative consolidation; the effectiveness of competition legislation and associated regulations; cultural matters in the context of the 1991 Competition Act and, in particular, section 4(2) of that Act; and appropriate structures for implementation of the above legislation.
As I informed the House on 6 November 1997, I have also asked the review group to advise me on how best to implement certain recommendations of the Commission on the Newspaper Industry in relation to the regulation of ownership, merger control and concentration of media ownership. I do not yet have an indication as to when the group is likely to submit its report.
