Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I know, but, in religious parlance, it is a venial sin in comparison with the actual governance issues. Obviously, that is my view; the Minister has explained her view.

The Minister stated that she got the calls going out in the car. I am a bit confused about that. When more than one person knows information, it will get out. Why did the Minister think she had a duty to leak the information to RTÉ? Some other journalists had a scoop; it was for RTÉ to pick up on it up at some point. There is a kind of expectation in journalistic circles that if somebody asks you a question, you do not run to another media organisation or journalist and provide them with the information. That is an ethic that exists in journalistic circles. I ask the Minister to comment on that.