The State has a role to play in ensuring that the facilities of the court are conducive to bringing the parties together if possible. I am aware that many judges try to do so. The circumstances must be taken into account. My local courthouse is located in the county hall. Local authority staff and legal personnel have commented on the fact that anybody attending the family law courts is on public view to everybody working in the county hall or visiting there. There is an onus on the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to play its part in exercising sensitivity in this regard. People are entitled to reasonable privacy and nobody wishes to have their sins on public display. We should examine the possibility of defining the criteria to ensure the Bill is as finely honed as necessary to meet the requirements of safeguarding people on the one hand, while on the other hand respecting the absolute right of individuals not only to be heard but also to be protected by the State. When the legislation is implemented it should be closely monitored in the interests of all parties and of society as a whole.