As the Minister pointed out, local radio has been a great success. It has made a marked contribution to the quality of life throughout the country. Despite the controversies, it was one of the main political achievements of the former Minister, Ray Burke, when he held that portfolio. Prior to that there had been a kind of stand-off as to whether it should be State owned, community or commercially run. Some of the controversies relating to that period contributed to the decision to keep the licensing process strictly on an arm's length basis. While I accept this, it creates difficulties in terms of accountability because if a community is up in arms over a decision, naturally they tend to turn to local politicians. The normal response would be for a local politician to go to the Minister but the Minister can do nothing except perhaps look at the way the system operates.