PQ 1493
1493. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the challenges facing Irish publishers and authors in securing shelf space and visibility in major book retailers, including the impact of consolidation in the book retail market and the increasingly short retail shelf-life of Irish-published books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55635/26]
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1493. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the challenges facing Irish publishers and authors in securing shelf space and visibility in major book retailers, including the impact of consolidation in the book retail market and the increasingly short retail shelf-life of Irish-published books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55635/26]
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