Thank you for your patience.
I would like to talk about clause 16. If I understand it correctly, it is still up to the Minister to decide whether a claim will be negotiated or not. He has three years to make his decision. If the answer is yes, he can take three more years to complete the negotiations.
How was the timetable that provides for the times before access to the tribunal is allowed decided? Do the time limits provided mean that a claimant whose claim is determined to be valid will not be able to apply to the tribunal, or might not be able to do so, without the Minister's consent, for six years after filing the claim with the Minister? Do you believe these time limits are going to improve the current process significantly?