Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2016-11-21-Speech-1-215-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2016-11-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20161121.18.1-215-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2016-11-21-Speech-1-216-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Lynn Boylan2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, recently two EU-funded independent reports into media ownership in Ireland documented the chilling effect Denis O’Brien, one of the largest shareholders of Ireland’s print and broadcast media, is having on media freedom and plurality in Ireland. Now, in spite of his domination of the media industry and his history as a serial litigator of journalists, it is revealed that his sphere of influence stretches to the broadcast media watchdog, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). In February 2015 a Mr Nigel Heneghan was appointed to the BAI watchdog without public consultation or competition despite his PR company being a client of the same Denis O’Brien by representing his print media company and the business interests of Siteserve. Concerns of conflicts of interest were brushed aside and to this day Mr Heneghan sees no problem with adjudicating on complaints to the watchdog about his client Mr O’Brien’s broadcast companies. Media freedom in Ireland is under serious threat and the next European Centre for Press and Media Freedom report will likely show no change. It seems that our politicians are too scared to act when it comes to dealing with the media."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; ENVI (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 substitute; EMPL (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Lynn Boylan (GUE/NGL )."1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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