Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

I am looking for a debate on the aviation difficulties and the restrictions in place at present. I fear they may not last only for a day or two and could last for weeks and possibly months. It warrants a debate in this House. There are pros and cons in regard to it.

On the Order of Business there is a motion which will be taken without debate to approve the Press Council on a statutory basis. My support for that is out of duty to the Whip rather than out of any sense of conviction in the matter. The tabloid influence on the media in this country has been enormous. There is a complete lack of objectivity and, indeed, there is considerable prejudice throughout much of the media. The Press Council is a creature of the newspaper businesses themselves and of the media.