Mr. Chris McDonagh:

For the Traveller Mediation Service, with some of the judges but mainly the inspectors and superintendents in An Garda Síochána, when there is a dispute or a feud going on, many of the judges or gardaí recommend mediation. That will stop the men going to jail for a couple of weeks or months. The mediation is to support the families and to stop the dispute. If these men are put into jail for a couple of weeks or longer, it just keeps it going. For many of the issues that come before the courts that entail a short sentence, judges and the Garda recommend mediation as a first step. That is with the support of the superintendents and the inspectors.