Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Larragy for his presentation. What impact will the legislation, as currently proposed - and Mr. Larragy mentioned that it is evolving and changing all the time as it moves through the Commission and Parliament - have from a commercial or editorial perspective on national and local commercial radio stations broadcasting in Ireland? There is an effort to scrutinise mergers of independent media outlets. From an editorial perspective and in the context of the obligation to include significant amounts of public service broadcasting elements within overall broadcasting output, does the Department foresee any negative connotations for national or local commercial radio stations?