Government's 'reprehensible' failure to publish report on future of media criticised

Senator Shane Cassells said the report was a 'political hot potato' but needed to be debated. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The continued failure to publish a report on the future funding of the media is "reprehensible", it has been claimed.

The Future of Media Commission report has been with Media Minister Catherine Martin and the Taoiseach since October, but has yet to be published. The report has cost more than €420,000 to put together.