Sir, - You report (The Irish Times, August 20th) that Mary Raftery, producer of the RTE States of Fear series, is preparing a book on industrial schools with an eye to the Christmas gift trade.
Is RTE trying to upstage the Government commission of inquiry on childhood abuse set up in response to the States of Fear programmes? Surely, if the national broadcasting organisation or its producers have further contributions to offer on this subject they should make them directly to the Commission, where they can be properly weighed and tested. - Yours, etc.,
Jim Cantwell, Director, Catholic Press & Information Office, Dublin.