Committee Reports > List of Committees > Joint > 2006 > Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources > Report No. 08 - Consideration, with major stakeholders, of matters of interest in the context of proposed Broadcasting Legislation

Appendix 5

ORDER FOR ECONSULTATION

“That it be an instruction to the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources regarding proposals for legislation in relation to broadcasting that may be submitted to it by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, that it (or a sub-Committee appointed by it for that purpose) shall, prior to such legislation being published -

(a)cause the proposals, together with such related documents as it thinks fit, to be published to the Internet and advertise details thereof in the national newspapers [as soon as may be / not later than one week] after the proposals have been submitted to it;

(b)invite and accept submissions from interested persons and bodies, in a format to be decided by the Joint Committee, through the Internet and such other means as it considers appropriate [and within such period as it considers appropriate] in relation to the proposals ;

(c)consider submissions received (or a synopsis of such submissions) and, based on such consideration -

(d)then, pursuant to paragraph (c)(i), proceed to hear such oral evidence as it thinks fit in relation to the elements identified at a meeting or meetings to be held in public and webcast;

(e)having regard to the foregoing, and to views (or a summary or synopsis of such views) expressed in such Internet discussion forum as may be arranged in connection with the proposals for legislation and the Joint Committee’s deliberations in the matter, report its opinions and observations on-

making such recommendations as it thinks fit, and report back to Dáil Éireann.