Mr. Jerry Beades:

I understand it was corrected in the Courts Bill but there is a lot of confusion. There was a statement that the Circuit Court was going to proceed because it now had jurisdiction on cases involving up to €3 million. I have not been able to establish that but the Supreme Court sat on Tuesday and there is a statement on the Internet that the court will now fast-track a hearing of the original case that caused the problem. It is most unusual for the Executive to intervene when a case is still in the courts.