Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there have been meetings between his Department and other interested parties to exchange views of national, European and international radio spectrum issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13964/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Officials in my Department engage on an ongoing basis with European and international colleagues in relation to radio spectrum issues of common interest. My Department is also represented at various European fora and at the World Radiocommunication Conference at which radio spectrum issues are discussed.

The National Broadband Plan published last year following extensive consultation with interested parties on topics including radio spectrum, contains specific proposals to review national policy in this regard including if necessary modernising relevant legislation.

I expect this review of spectrum policy to incorporate a public consultation element and intend it to be a comprehensive process taking into account international best practice and stakeholder views.

This work will get underway later this year.