Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a zero sum game if the claimant only received the figure he or she would have received in any event. If he or she managed to get a better figure because he or she engaged with the legal system, that is his or her right. Nobody is saying it is not. However, if he or she is going to settle with an insurance company for €4,000 but goes off to the solicitor and is told he or she can get €40,000, he or she can get that sum and give the solicitor €4,000, €6,000, €8,000, or 50% of it for all I know-----