Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

Concerns have been expressed by the legal profession that in principle these proposals are totally open-ended as to the speed with which cases are dealt with. I accept that in practice the board will deal with matters speedily, but will the Tánaiste say what obligations exist other than "as soon as practicable"? Is she satisfied that is sufficient obligation to ensure expeditious dealing with claims or whether something specific should be put in place, as Senator McDowell has proposed, or some alternative to that?