Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I support the call by Senators O'Toole and Boyle for action in the matter of the captivity of Íngrid Betancourt. The Minister for Foreign Affairs should come to the House to explain the circumstances of the case so that we can lend our voice in support of the release of the captive. This is related to what Senator Fitzgerald said about cocaine and the glamorisation of drugs in the media by certain journalists.

This leads me to my question to the Leader. What facilities do we have in the House to defend the integrity of Members from attacks in the media? This morning on "The Tubridy Show", for example, disparaging comments were made about the Leader by Eamon Dunphy and about Senator Harris by Nell McCafferty, who called the Seanad "a tainted——