Mr. Ciarán Breen:

The reason that happened and the reason any woman would do that - I am not just picking out Emma Mhic Mhathúna - would be that they are going into the court to give it periodic updates about how things are happening, whether they are getting discovery and whether things are moving on for them, and maybe if there is a particular issue asking the court to make an order about it. This is why they are going back to court, understandably. It is to ask the court to be a guardian of the process to make sure that things are happening. That is why, unfortunately, we see these applications. We would prefer not to see them. Where we want to get to, in line with what the Taoiseach has said, is that these women will be going to mediation and not having to go to court.