Jim D'Arcy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom chomhgairdeas agus buíochas a gabáil le Senator Martin Conway as an rún agus an obair mhór atá déanta aige air.

Unlike Senator O'Donovan, I do not have a legal background but I have expertise in family law for different reasons. There are only advantages to mediation. Most disputes can be followed by mediation almost immediately, thereby preventing the bitterness and distress resulting from court cases from creeping in. Most cases will take at least a year to be heard in the courts and these delays to proceedings can also lead to severe hardship. The important element of mediation is the parties themselves set the rules and they are empowered.