Mr. Séamus Dooley:

I mentioned the media merger notification form. It is a useful piece of legislation which has not really been used under competition law but which could easily be merged. It recognises that under competition law media mergers are different because they have an impact on democratic, plurality and diversity. That requires evidence regarding corporate governance, editorial control, independence and future plans. That is a summary. That is really useful because a checklist is there. If someone is acquiring a radio station, you ask if the licence is being acquired to close it or to enhance the services. If someone is buying a media group, is it to merge the editorial functions so as to have one group editor, a website and digital presence but the same news with no local input is there? Some kind of framework like that is necessary. Collective bargaining has been mentioned but it is also about plurality and diversity. We need to look at a commitment to education, training, literacy and media literacy as well. All of those could be included.