Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

The point about this is that the court has directed it should happen. Therefore, if the court requires people to do "unreasonable things", where are we? I do not believe it is necessary to include it. If a court directs one to attend a mediation conference, to say, in effect, that one now has reason not to do so suggests that one may disobey a direction from the court on the grounds that one subjectively believes oneself to have good reason to do so. I am not attracted by that idea.