Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

It is one on which I have had correspondence.

Finally, coming back to something Deputy MacSharry raised, 98% of clinical claims are resolved through negotiated settlement. Generally, are such negotiated settlements approached by way of a thorough mediated process held in a meeting room or are they done on the steps of the court? What percentage would be the former? It is difficult to see from the past that they all would arise from a mediated process in the strict sense of the word.