David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Why settle cases then if they were so strong? Why settle all of these cases at the point where they got to discovery? I am reading again what it says: "Discovery should be avoided in all cases ... The reality of making discovery or running a hearing in one of these cases continues to be too risky to be seriously contemplated." Mr. Watt is saying there was a really strong and robust legal case and legal defence, yet the Department was saying, by God, let us not get to discovery because it would be too risky and run the risk of loss. I imagine that was the risk. It does not really stack up.