Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I cannot resist acknowledging the rather unusual context of Deputies Wallace and Daly seeking to provide for privacy and confidentiality. My experience with both Deputies is otherwise.

I am happy to hear the submissions. Discussions on amendment No. 10 should have regard to later amendments, Nos. 28 and 31. I would draw the attention of Deputies to section 10, which sets out in some detail the confidential nature of the process of mediation. I do not believe it is strictly necessary to amend the definition in the manner suggested by Deputies Wallace and Daly, but in the spirit of compromise and with due deference to the submissions from Deputies Wallace and Daly, I am willing to accept the amendment. We will have to adjust the punctuation for the purposes of the readability of the definition, but I am happy to accept the amendment from Deputies Daly and Wallace.