Aideen Hayden (Labour) | Oireachtas source

The 15% margin is fair. It is fairly well accepted that one can have spurious and nebulous claims in relation to bills of cost. Determining bills of cost is very expensive and it is a well established legal precedent, not just in the area of law but in other areas also, that one does need to have some margin where there has to be some justification established to pursue very expensive procedures put in place. That is reasonable. The idea that one might secure a 5% reduction does not justify the level of administration involved in such instances. A figure 15% is, therefore, reasonable. However, I will leave it to the Minister to make her point.