Ms Rachel Baldwin:

On the question the Senator put to Dr. O'Shea regarding mediation and her personal knowledge and background, Mr. Ó hUallacháin got some pushback earlier but, in fairness, he would not deal with the day-to-day stuff of the District Court, as I do. I do not have the facts and figures that Dr. O'Shea perhaps needs, but I can speak about the domestic violence applications I deal with daily. I can only speak for myself but the threshold for obtaining one of those orders is fear. If fear exists and an order follows, such cases are not appropriate for mediation.