Ms Geraldine Kennedy:

Not in the form of a complaint. It would be very unusual to be the editor of The Irish Timesand not have the odd meeting with the Taoiseach of the day to be briefed on policy. I remember Brian Cowen doing so and I would have had meetings with Bertie Ahern and Brian Lenihan. They never involved pressure relating to the property sector or financial interests. One likes to be informed. An editor has to write editorials and reach out to readers, so he or she must be informed. I would, on occasion, have telephoned someone for a briefing on something I did not know enough about. I regard that, though, as a normal exchange of views.