Mr. Séamus Dooley:

I acknowledge the point the Deputy makes about the role of LMFM and all the others across the country, and also the local newspapers, but I want to make something very clear. Unless there is a stimulus package for the industry he will be looking at those through rose-tinted glass in less than three years and will say, "Wasn't the Argus News, the Independentand the Meath Chroniclewonderful?". Praise alone will not butter parsnips and that is something we have to make clear to the members. There is a crisis in the industry. Some of it is due to some media organisations not reacting earlier in regard to investment in digital. There are reasons for that but, to be clear, sentiment alone will not rescue the media. I appreciate the compliments but normal people in the Deputy's constituency need local radio and local newspapers.