Mr. Aidan O?Driscoll:

The Deputy has gone a little too close to the bone on an individual case for me to go with him on it. However, I agree completely with the usefulness of mediation in many cases. Sometimes, it happens that mediation is offered but there is a discussion about the precise scope of the mediation. That can happen in certain cases. I want to make it clear that we have a preference for mediation. The dignity at work policy in the Civil Service specifically highlights the desirability of mediation or of informal processes rather than formal investigations. I agree with the Deputy on mediation but I am not going to talk about the individual case in question.

On the terms of reference issue, I do not know where they arise. The external firm is asked to assess-----