Mr. Ed Mulhall:

The answer is "No". The particular chairman of the authority is mentioned and named in Dr. Mercille's books, so it is not hard to find out who he was. He is now deceased. In my recollection of him as chairman of the authority, he was one of the best chairmen in terms of trying to get RTE - particularly the business side of RTE and the financial structures - in order. He was very significant in the licence fee campaign in 2002. Another subsequent chairperson is also mentioned in Dr. Mercille's book, and she was probably one of the strongest chairpersons in terms of standing up when complaints happened. It might be simplistic to cast people in a particular role. Certainly, with regard to the deceased former chairman I am referring to, I come from a very different perspective on a lot of things, but never in any of my dealings with him would he have tried to influence me with regard to coverage of business or banking matters or of the company he originally came from.