John Ellis (Fianna Fail)

There are young people who want to get involved in broadcasting and many others got into it through local radio or even through the pirate stations in the old days. The salaries now being offered to some of them are below the minimum wage and this needs to be investigated urgently. The Leader should arrange for the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, to come to the House and debate this. I have no doubt he is unaware of what is going on. The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland should also carry out an investigation to see what is happening with local radio stations.