Derek McDowell (Labour)

I accept the general principle, but we can take the principle of lawyer bashing too far. It is still likely that one of the first ports of call by someone involved in an accident will be the legal profession for legal advice. To say we should not pay this as a matter of principle because it is going down the slippery slope of making it a court related or legal process rather than a claim or an insurance based process is going too far. However, I sense I will not get any joy from the Tánaiste on that matter.