Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)

What about the requester? The NUJ made the point that there must be definition of this term. If a reporter from the Irish Independent had not paid a fee for a previous request, or was disputing a fee, this section could technically block a request from a reporter on a sister publication, in respect of completely separate records, until the original fee is paid. Is the requester an individual or could it include a newspaper or group of newspapers?