Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. O'Higgins referred in his submission to additional resources and allocations rather than having the assessor model. He also mentioned the cost to the State and establishing a structure would obviously involve a cost to the State. Would the risk and cost to the individual of going to the High Court not be greater than they would be under a new model that could potentially vindicate their rights? I would welcome the view of FLAC on that question and also on whether people would avail of an informal means of vindicating their rights if the costs and risks involved were lower than they would be if they were to take a case to the High Court where they might not be vindicated. People fear engaging with the courts system even when they have a clear-cut case. Perhaps people would be more likely to seek to vindicate their rights through structures outside of the system. I would welcome the witnesses' thoughts on those points.