In the first instance there is one constraint on the new authority, that since I changed the broadcasting legislation last year, it is the first to have equality legislated for it. If the number of people on the authority is seven, three must be men and three must be women and, if there are nine, there should be four men and four women.
That having been taken into account, I repeat the point I made in my reply. I know what the Deputy is suggesting and I am sympathetic to it. I must also take into account that RTE is not a separate entity or simply an industry; it carries a public broadcasting requirement. For that reason the Government felt it necessary to nominate directly to that authority and then to have a nominee of the staff included. I said I will look at that practice to see what case has been made for it in the past and how it has worked. I will look at the alternatives, including the Deputy's suggestion, when the discussion on the Green Paper turns to the question of structures for RTE. I am always giving dates for which I am hanged afterwards, but I am aiming for publication of the Green Paper — which will become part of the discussion — in September. I will try to see what is the best mechanism.