Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would have to take advice. In any mediation, people will exchange freely and will talk to one another. However, it is a voluntary process and one does not seek to codify that in the way the Senator is seeking. I do not see why an informal process of that nature seeking to explore a voluntary solution should be tied up in requirements of the sort the Senator is seeking. I will certainly look at this again if the Senator tables an amendment on Report Stage. I will get advice from people who are more experienced than I but, intuitively, it does not sound sensible.