Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

First, on the conversation I had with Leslie Buckley, I am trying to recall the detail of that, but I do not recall him raising with me at that stage the issues that are currently before the House If he had, I would have been quite consistent, as I was with every other individual who raised this issue with me, that it was part of an ongoing process and that I was not prepared to comment any further on it.

I want to answer the question on the BAI because it is a very valid question. Nigel Heneghan is the chairperson of Heneghan PR. Nigel was appointed to the BAI compliance committee on 17 February 2015 by the then Minister with responsibility for communications, Alex White. His term of appointment is for five years, ending on 16 February 2020. The BAI has confirmed that the compliance committee has no functions under the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 and played no part in the consideration of the proposed acquisition of Celtic Media Group by Independent News and Media. The consideration of this proposal was undertaken by the authority following the referral by me in January 2017.

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