Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister back to the House. I hope he is feeling better. I assume his accident is the reason he is standing all the time. It is an awful thing to be knocked off the bike. Anyway, the Minister is in one piece.

I am sorry the Minister has missed the debates in the committee in the past week or so. The debates have been hot and heavy over our concern with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI, and the proposed merger between Celtic Media Group and Independent News and Media. What is the Minister's position on this merger in terms of the plurality of regional media in the country?

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