Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein)
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475. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a request for applications (details supplied) was published on his Department's website or on another Government website; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3209/18]

Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein)
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476. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he had correspondence with Commissioner Mariya Gabriel regarding the appointment of an Irish person to the European Union high-level expert group on fake news prior to the closing of the request for applications in December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/18]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 476 together.

I had no role in, or correspondence with Commissioner Gabriel regarding the establishment of the High Level Expert Group on Fake News or the appointment of any individual to the group. The European Commission announced that it was seeking applications for individuals to be appointed to this Group on 12 November 2017. This call for applications was advertised directly by the Commission through its website and by media release.

Details regarding the application process are available on the European Commission's website.