Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Sometimes one wonders who gives the advice to take a case. The State has to defend itself if there is a case that it has to defend itself in and it has to evaluate that. Obviously, moving to a different model where there is mandatory reporting, it would be different. However, there may well be Departments that are gung-ho about taking cases. If such Departments are not the ones picking up the tab from their budget, does that drive their thinking a little?