Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is a matter of editorial control. I appreciate that the media, for example, have a tendency to recognise qualities in politicians who, for example, leave their party that they never recognised while they were in the party. RTE implemented new guidelines after the presidential election and these guidelines are invoked. The BAI's code of practice was also published after the presidential election. Steps have been taken to deal with this phenomenon. However, no country I know of has satisfactorily attended to the issue and I do not dispute the substance of Deputy Denis O'Donovan's question.

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