Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

I thank Senators Jim Walsh and Maurice Hayes. The more I look at it, what the Minister of State has said does not make sense. How can one take into consideration whether something was fair and reasonable if, after publication, one looked at whether the defendant made an attempt to contact the person for a response? That is after the event. If somebody published something defamatory and he or she knew, surely he or she would try to get a defence for himself or herself by making the attempt this section allows. I do not see the logic of it being something that could be considered where, after the event, somebody could make an attempt to contact the plaintiff to get his or her response.