Hi Niamh
Can you tell us a bit more about this? As I understand it, this decision was made under the previous Ombudsman Bill Prasifka.
Did Ger Deering have any comments on the decision?
Brendan
Hi Brendan,
It was when I met Ger in February, I asked him could he not change it, particularly in light of the new evidence (the emails) and he said no that it was a legally binding decision & the only way to change it was to go to court.
He was somewhat empathetic but did say I could be worse off, that there were people in worse situations and that I had gotten one of the biggest awards.
Now that is true, but it doesn't resolve the situation & it isn't fair either - should you accept a decision just because you are better off than others?
It was after that, at the end of March that I went to get legal advice on it.