Mr. John Purcell:

We are definitely under pressure. As Mr. O'Connell said, you are on a knife-edge of resources. The Senator asked if it is up to media owners to provide more resources. If the resources are not there, you cannot provide them. That will particularly be felt in the coming months in the coverage of local elections, which will be dramatically scaled back on independent radio as a result of the decline in numbers in newsrooms and so on and the risk of complaints under the very onerous election coverage obligations. If you fall foul of them, they can and have been used as the basis for legal actions.