BBC programme about Irish tourism

Summary

Enright criticised a BBC programme about British tourists leaving Ireland. The Minister agreed it was unsatisfactory and said the BBC’s follow-up programme only partly corrected it.

Tom Enright Mr. Enright Fine Gael

I trust the Minister will continue to monitor the situation. In regard to petrol, will he or some of his advisers, if he has seen the programme on the BBC dealing with British tourists leaving Ireland, communicate with the British Broadcasting Corporation——

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Joseph Brennan An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

We cannot have questions in regard to a television programme.

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Tom Enright Mr. Enright Fine Gael

Is the Minister satisfied with that programme? Most people in the tourism business were far from satisfied.

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Padraig Faulkner Mr. Faulkner Fianna Fáil

I agree it was a very unsatisfactory programme. We got in touch with the BBC and they put on a further programme which to some degree rectified the position, but it was still unsatisfactory.

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