Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The media suddenly woke up yesterday. Will the Leader ensure that Ministers and Departments, particularly the latter's press offices, give some acknowledgement to the work carried out in the nation's interests by this House? Of the journalists and editorial staff of the electronic media and the reporters in the printed media that carried the story two and a half months late, Mr. Michael O'Regan of The Irish Times was an honourable exception, as he acknowledged the fact that the Bill had been passed by the Seanad in February. This might seem like a trivial matter and I am not standing on my dignity, but if the public is to have any empathy with and respect for the House-----