James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sure Mr. Kealey will agree, as he mentioned it in his submission, that it is a non-starter for people who are very poor but many lawyers will engage on a no foal, no fee basis. What can happen sometimes is that people will run a case despite having very limited resources because the lawyers will say that if they win, they will take their fees but if they do not win, they will not taken them. The point made about the very rich and very poor could apply to all civil litigation.