Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

In order to do it, one would have to figure out what classifications to use. One would want a fairly consistent set of definitions as to types of cases. Nobody is going to want to provide information that identifies individuals involved in cases. It could be that some of the settlements are with employees or former employees. It could be settlements with people who have claims against the ETB, let us say for slips and trips, that kind of thing, or it could be suppliers, where there are contractors and a dispute arises over a construction contract, or whatever. All of those could result in settlements. If the Deputy wants information on that kind of classification, the first thing to do would be to ask the ETBs to provide the information for a defined period.