Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It states that the institute shall consult prior to the preparation, amendment or revocation of a contingency plan. It starts before any action takes place, so there will be consultation with the Minister at that stage before they effect the regulation. In other words, the Minister would have to take due notice of what was being said. I presume the Minister could not reasonably disagree with it. The Minister would always have to act prudently and wisely, particularly in this area. It would give a dimension to the political system to be aware of, and fully versed in, what the issues were before it would happen.