Mr. Vincent Jennings:

There is a situation at the moment. In a very short time, the Oireachtas will be able to assist by taking on board some amendments to the defamation Bill, which is being considered by the Seanad. There has always been a defence of qualified privilege, yet at the same time we keep having people coming at us. We ask to be allowed to use the little gatekeeper of serious harm whereby when someone says they have been really defamed and they can show the harm, we allow it to go to court but otherwise not. Those are the things that can most clearly be done.