Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 21:

In page 76, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:“(2) The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources may, from time to time, following consultation with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and such other persons as he or she considers appropriate, prepare and make guidelines on the manner in which he or she shall carry out his or her functions under section 28H(2), including in particular, the factors he or she shall take into account in considering whether market conditions have substantially changed and, if they have so changed, the manner in which he or she shall review the conditions contained in a determination.”.

The amendment to section 73 introduces provisions under section 28L to enable the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to prepare and make guidelines following consultations when he or she is considering whether market conditions have substantially changed and the manner in which he or she shall review the conditions contained in any determination made in respect of a media merger. The three subsequent amendments are consequential on this new insertion.

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