David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The assertion that proceedings should be fully defended is also questionable, given that most of these cases were settled when they reached the point of discovery. Does the statement that they should be "fully defended" stack up in light of how cases were settled before or at a point of discovery? This does not suggest "fully defended" to me. "Fully defended" means going to court and letting it decide.