Mr. Robert Watt:

There are several dimensions to the Deputy's question. He asked if people are forced; nobody is forced to settle a case. Every party has the opportunity to settle a case or to not settle a case. The service updates were an attempt to bring to finality cases that had not been closed and were dormant. The whole point of the service updates was for the co-defendants, namely, the HSE, the Department of Health and the Department of Education, to find an update on what was happening with the level of services being provided. The information is known by the parents and people involved.