Mr. Ciar?n Breen:

Can I give the Deputy a little bit of reassurance on that? First, it is the case that sometimes, a mediator is someone who is on our panel as a senior counsel. However in any event both the plaintiff and the defendant have to agree on the choice of mediator and we are relying on that independence. By the way, there are many plaintiff's counsel who act as mediators that we accept in cases as well. We rely on their integrity and independence to conduct a mediation not favouring any one party but doing it on an objective basis.