Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is difficult to know exactly how to do this because it is very contentious. The weightings are somewhat contentious. I have tended to leave that to civil servants because they are less likely to be accused of political interference. We will be accused of it anyway, but it is less likely. They set the weightings, but we can look at changing them again next year. They tend to become stricter and more demanding rather than less so. That is something we could put into the mix.