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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (29 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 682. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will appoint the final Government appointee to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland; if not, the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36878/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (29 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 684. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the vetting process or assessment criteria for appointees to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland; if conflicts of interest are taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36880/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (29 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 686. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will publicly advertise for the position on the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, for which the Government has an appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36882/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (29 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 683. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are currently any complaints lodged with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland that cannot be assessed, answered or adjudicated on in view of the fact that the final Government appointee has not been selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36879/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (29 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 685. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of times members of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland have had to remove themselves from assessing, answering or adjudicating on a complaint due to a conflict of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36881/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (29 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 687. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he requested the public broadcasting of advertisements on both television and radio promoting the use of Eircode during emergency situations; and if so, the reason the public advertisements do not carry any endorsement by his Department. [36883/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (29 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 688. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether it was more appropriate to use public funds to run public awareness campaigns advising persons to ensure their Eircode is correct. [36884/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (29 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 689. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Eircode has carried out an assessment of the accuracy of the Eircodes assigned to households. [36885/16]

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: We have been seeking rent controls for the past number of years and the Government has kept batting the issue back saying we do not need them or not just yet. This Government and the previous one have failed spectacularly to introduce effective rent controls. Rent controls, together with ensuring people have a roof over their heads and, more important, ensuring that those roofs are kept...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Projects (30 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if funding for new and refurbished libraries will be withheld for specific projects in which a council decides against the implementation of the staffless libraries initiative. [37803/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (30 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person that holds a full driving licence from another jurisdiction such as Kazakhstan, and now holds a learner permit here, must complete 12 driving lessons before applying for a full driving licence. [37790/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (1 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: 49. To ask the Minister for Health his medium and long-term proposals to enhance services and secure the future of Abbeyleix and Shaen nursing hospitals in County Laois. [37778/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (1 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: 70. To ask the Minister for Health the planned level of investment and timeframe for renovations and capital works at both Abbeyleix and Shaen nursing hospitals in County Laois. [37779/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (1 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: 227. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put physiotherapy services and Schroth therapy in place including early school screenings for children with scoliosis. [38128/16]

Priority Questions: Media Mergers (6 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: 35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will use his powers to prevent the purchase of a company (details supplied) in the interest of maintaining a level of media plurality here. [38677/16]

Priority Questions: Media Mergers (6 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: Members are very aware of the damaging effects of the lack of media plurality and that this is having an effect on our democracy. A threat of legal action is hanging over this House at present. The situation is untenable if the purchase of Celtic Media Group by Independent News & Media is allowed to go ahead unchecked, thus adding more regional newspapers to its empire. The Anglo...

Priority Questions: Media Mergers (6 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for his reply. The issue of Mr. Denis O'Brien's Independent News and Media, INM, purchasing the Celtic Media Group is one of the most serious issues facing democracy and the media at this time. I am concerned about whether the Government is taking it seriously enough. There is a great deal of talk about plurality and so on, but are we taking it seriously when we have...

Priority Questions: Media Mergers (6 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: RTE is the State broadcaster and that is not a problem, per se.

Priority Questions: Media Mergers (6 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: Has the Minister read the Doughty Street Chambers report, which was commissioned by Ms Boylan? It describes us as having a perfect storm that threatens news plurality and undermines the media's ability to perform its function as a watchdog. This is important. INM publishes the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent, theEvening Herald, the Sunday Worldand the Belfast Telegraphand has a...

Priority Questions: Media Mergers (6 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: There are rumours and talk about the influence that these individuals have over the Government.