Mr. Justice Alan Mahon:

Mr. O'Neill just reminded me that in one case that required an urgent decision we dealt with it within 24 hours and the Defence Forces were very co-operative. There were different steps taken. We told them the matter was urgent and needed to be dealt with. I do not wish to discuss the details of the case. The Defence Forces are very keen to assist my office, certainly more so than they were in the past. We have a very good relationship. They have one or two people in their grievance management office who deal with us all the time. When we look for regulations or administrative instructions, for example, we now get them very quickly.