In the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats programme for Government, the present partners in Government undertook to reform libel laws in the context of a statutory press council. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform established a legal advisory group on defamation which published its report in March 2003. In addition to proposing a series of much-needed reforms of libel law, the advisory group advocated the establishment on a statutory basis of a press ombudsman and a press council. Both the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Taoiseach are on record as supporting these proposals.