Complex issues are now arising in the convention and deserve attention. The convention is very open, but Irish citizens will not know it exists unless the electronic media refer to it. Compliments are due to the print media because they have people on the ground while RTÉ has sent a full-time correspondent. They make valuable contributions which are edited out because there are limits to the space available. If we are to engage people in the debate and engagement is to be paid something other than lip service, there is a role to be played by the media as well as by public representatives.