Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is no sign of the witnesses making any concerted, collective effort at that time to say the process and its terms should be different and talking to the policymakers. I am a long-standing member of this committee. I remember when my good colleague, Deputy Eamon Ryan, was Minister that I was spokesperson in the Seanad on this area. We debated the broadcasting legislation and other Bills together. I am almost reluctant to say how long I have been on this committee, yet nobody ever raised this issue with me before now. I am far from having the solution but, collectively, the witnesses should have been talking to us and our political leaders. Does that make sense?