Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

Earlier this morning the Tánaiste sought regulatory reform and insisted that she was willing to take on ideas from the Opposition. Will she, as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, deal with the regulation of communications? She is more aware than most that new jobs can be created in the digital sector but the environment needs to be right. If the Government persists with the broadcasting Bill it will unnecessarily establish yet another quango at a time when we need one regulator in the communications sector.

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