Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There would not be a massive profit in it for Coimisiún na Meán or anybody else but it still might act as a disincentive. We spoke earlier about the publication of names online in terms of people who were denied trusted flagger or trusted researcher status. This is the same thing. The Minister of State spoke about the need for there not to be disincentives. High fees would act as a disincentive, and I wonder if the Minister of State would consider an amendment - maybe not my amendment but an amendment in that space - to link it to the administrative costs, or to ensure that it is very explicit. For this in particular, there needs to be a wide range of trusted flaggers. If they are all coming from the well-heeled end of the market that is not going to be good. In order to ensure that one gets full buy-in from NGOs, or other organisations that may not have deep pockets but which still want to be part of the process, and are necessary as part of the process and have a lot to contribute to it, would the Minister of State consider including a reference to a mechanism to keep the fees low in a more explicit way, just to ensure the costs are covered? I know that nobody is seeking to make a profit but, even without making a massive profit, one could still have the fees set at a level that would act as a disincentive. Nobody wants that. We want to keep the field as broad as possible, so I wonder if the Minister of State would give consideration - perhaps not in the way I have phrased it - to setting the fees at a reasonable level, and keep them as low as is practicable.