Mr. Michael Foley:

There was always a view about libel in general terms. When I was with The Irish Times, the editor referred to how we often paid for luxury items for politicians who were, I think, the top instigators of libel cases.

I think that journalists were number two but, at the time, politicians were the highest users of libel.

I will follow up on something Mr. Kealey said. The NUJ 100% supports the Press Council of Ireland. We were founder members of it. We think it has worked. It is a model system, which the Leveson inquiry pointed out. We would not like to see it just being used as a triage system, where somebody goes to it and then might go on. It is a thing in itself. We hope that people will use because it is quick, free and, in most cases, they will get satisfaction from it. We do not like to see it simply being used as a first step in a process that leads to the High Court. In itself, we want to see the Press Council of Ireland being supported by members. That is why the issue I mentioned briefly in my statement, regarding RTÉ and whether journalists there, when they are online, come under the press council or Coimisiún na Meán has got to be sorted out, either in this legislation or through an amendment to the Broadcasting Act. I am not sure when it will come up but we would like to see that happening. I would personally love to see RTÉ online come within the context of the press council because, at one level, it would mean more money for the press council. It would maybe mean a lot more work but it would mean that RTÉ - from what account I do not know - would have to pay into the press council. As I said, I do not know offhand any politician in particular who has used SLAPPs. I am sure there must be one or two.