Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is true. Getting back to the kernel of this, and the same applies to the newspaper industry, ultimately, the question is whether entities should be allowed to fail if they are commercial entities, regardless of whether they are providing a news service. You would think the Taoiseach has changed his tune but, previously, when he was speaking about the newspaper industry, he was not prepared to look at direct Government subvention to save it. Equally, we are discussing the future of visual broadcasting here today. If Virgin Media were in financial difficulty, should it be allowed to fail, as a commercial entity, regardless of whether it is providing news content?