Mr. Ciarán Breen:

It is open to a woman to ask a court to ensure her anonymity is preserved and that there is not reporting, for example, of a particular case. We generally find that, when we have such cases, our aim is always to spare a woman having to go into court and go through that. What we try and do in all of those cases, insofar as we establish liability, is to arrange as early a mediation as we possibly can and treat people with the dignity they are due. I agree with the Deputy that women should not be forced to go into court to make those kinds of very private declarations about their health.