Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 22:

In page 35, line 5, after “dispute” to insert “, but only by teleconference in exceptional circumstances and when agreed to by the complainant”.

Again, this is a very simple amendment. We feel the Bill can provide too much latitude with regard to the procedure to be adopted in the mediation, and some of this is that people can actually use teleconferencing. In our view, this should only be used in exceptional circumstances, for example, if someone is living outside the State, and it should not be used in the normal run of things. That is what this amendment seeks to resolve.

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