10 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if the Government has received applications for approval of a newspaper take-over as required under the Mergers, Take-overs and Monopolies (Control) Acts; if so, if he will give details of any such take-over; his views on whether the powers available to him are adequate to prevent an unreasonable concentration of media ownership in the hands of a small number of people and the desirability of ensuring editorial diversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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10 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if the Government has received applications for approval of a newspaper take-over as required under the Mergers, Take-overs and Monopolies (Control) Acts; if so, if he will give details of any such take-over; his views on whether the powers available to him are adequate to prevent an unreasonable concentration of media ownership in the hands of a small number of people and the desirability of ensuring editorial diversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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• Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Newspaper Take-over.

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