Mr. Jim Jennings:

I do not want to embarrass anybody. The invitation went to the office of the director general. She asked me, as director of content, to appear in her place because I work more closely with Mr. Mac Donncha in Raidió na Gaeltachta. I know the committee will probably want to ask me other questions about content, which I will be quite happy to accommodate, but Ms Forbes asked me to appear at the committee. If the committee wants me to I can take any message with regard to any future engagements back to her but I did not have a conversation with her about-----