David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Both of our distinguished guests have spoken about our usefulness in drawing the attention of the Irish people to the conflict. This is difficult in the complete absence of the media. There is no media presence here today, about which we should be really worried. The conflict is a stark humanitarian situation and there is a political powder keg that could blow up in our faces, with disastrous consequences. Even from a humanitarian perspective, I would have believed the stories being brought to us and documented would have been of some interest to the media. However, there is absolutely no media presence.