Seanad debates

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

2:30 pm

Photo of Rónán MullenRónán Mullen (Independent)

Yes. Does the Leader think it is satisfactory that each time something like this happens, we get a vague announcement from RTE that it is having reviews of its editorial processes? I do not think we have heard yet what its editorial processes investigation has found after the Fr. Kevin Reynolds affair. It is important that the processes should be looked at by an outsider. Why is it in the context of the medical and legal professions, there is continuous professional development? There is a proper complaints mechanism for people to make a complaint about their experience of these professionals, which has consequences. When people make a complaint to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, the most the person will get from RTE is a neutral acknowledgement of the complaint. Last night we saw that Pat Kenny himself did not refer to the findings. It was read out in a neutral monotone, which is not good enough, given the public service money involved.

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