Mr. Michael Kealey:

I will add, that the general scheme of the Bill indicates that mediation would be available, in addition to the Press Council. Mediation is effectively to reach a settlement. The mediator cannot impose a financial settlement, but money can and regularly does change hands in the mediation process. It is just done in a more informal way and much earlier. The process tends to be somewhat quicker and to involve direct interaction between the parties, which we often have on a much smaller scale, with people ringing. Mediation is available and I encourage people to use it.