Niall Ó Brolcháin (Green Party)

I agree with Senator Coghlan. In the Eyre Square case I saw a situation emerge where public money was used to vindicate what I would consider to be an indefensible position. These matters can drag on. If we are to allow this to go through as it stands we need to look at ways whereby public money can be best served and how we can cope with such cases without allowing people to vindicate their position by using public funding to justify mistakes made at an earlier stage. Arbitration processes can be lengthy and can cost the State a great deal of money. Measures must be brought in to ensure there is a limit to this process. The key point is to get a speedy resolution, one which will ensure that the taxpayer does not lose out as a result of a legal process being followed simply because somebody in an official capacity made a mistake.