Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)
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I am sure Mr. Dooley will be delighted with the clarification.

I was very impressed with the evidence given by Mr. Carey and Mr. Mulrennan. They have the interests of staff at heart. I recently went into a small business and I know the pressures on them. It is unbelievable how difficult it is to create a job in this country. It seems every barrier is put up against it. One is paying rates, overheads, RSI and PRSI. I also understand the quality of newspapers the witnesses represent. I lived beside the Westmeath Examinerso I know exactly what the situation is and we are very lucky that a newspaper group such as Independent News & Media is prepared to take over those titles and give them editorial freedom. The Roscommon Heraldwas taken over by the Thomas Crosbie Holdings Group, which owns the Examiner, and it is working very well. There has been no interference in editorial control or suppression of individual submissions. I have no evidence of that. I find that fairness in all local newspapers. They take a story and run with it. That is journalism.