Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Mediation Bill 2017: Committee Stage
9:00 am
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source
I think amendment No. 33 is reasonable. If we are saying it is implied that a report should be written, we should spell it out. I do not think there is any harm in that. It is not wordy or cumbersome and will not undermine the Bill. I would like to press those amendments. I accept the point on amendment No. 34 and am happy to withdraw that.
In terms of the bigger picture, it is a key area for mediators and we have to come up with something better on this. Deputy O'Callaghan summarised the points very well in that it could undermine the whole process if we do not get the wording right. Whether we press it now or deal with it on Report Stage, I do not mind.
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