Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 October 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

General Scheme of Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2016 and Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion

9:30 am

Mr. Ger Deering:

We would be happy with that. We have recently had a mediation awareness week. Ms Cassidy and I were in the Courts Service where three eminent judges spoke about mediation and the promotion of mediation. The whole thrust is on promoting mediation. I note also that the courts are moving into the space of requiring a reason why people do not mediate or why mediation was not a success in their case. We would be happy to welcome mediation and it fits with the suite of work we are doing in increasing and encouraging people to engage in mediation.