Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

I have asked the questions. Our banks are in crisis, retail is in trouble, construction is dying a death, car sales have plummeted and, as can be seen if one walks around this city or Cork, shops are in trouble. RTE should not be blamed for the recession. Let us have a debate on RTE's role, but it should not be blamed for reporting on the recession because it did not cause it. George Lee merely reported on it. There should be realism in this regard.