Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I understand the point that Ms Farrell is making. Take the example of a ward of court where a large award is made but it might not be sufficient, for instance there might be a young child with cerebral palsy, and an award is made for €5 million or €6 million when the child is five or six years. There can be no knowledge as to whether that amount will be sufficient to care for the child for the rest of his or her life. Is it correct to say that Ms Farrell believes there should be staged awards whereby people go to court at a certain age and are given an award for a certain period after which they return to the court? Is that a good idea?