Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Breen might take the public through it. When he stated only 3% are the result of court proceedings, the public probably felt the 97% were not involved in legal proceedings. What Mr. Breen meant by the 3% are those who contested to a trial in front of a judge but I ask him to take it from the beginning. Can somebody submit a case to the State Claims Agency for compensation in respect of an incident in, say, a HSE facility or elsewhere without a solicitor? How many cases does the State Claims Agency process without legal representation? From day one, is it the State Claims Agency's practise that it requires a solicitor's letter before it looks at a case? I ask Mr. Breen to talk me through it, step by step. The court is the end of it but I refer to the start.