Kathleen O'Meara (Labour)

I move amendment No. 17:

In page 9, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following:

"(3) A Statement of Claim shall not be required in a personal injuries action in the High Court and a defendant shall join issue on a personal injuries summons by delivering a defence thereto within twenty-one days from the service of the personal injuries summons.".

I believe we also discussed this amendment on Committee Stage. The trouble with spending an entire weekend at election counts is that it has an erasing effect on one's memory of what happened prior to them. Will the Minister respond to the amendment?