Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I also have a question. It refers back to what we were saying about democratic accountability. In my experience, one of the ways one can get democratic accountability with regulators is through Oireachtas committees, whereby regulators must appear before committees for hearings. I wish to check that with the Minister's officials.

I looked in the Bill for clarity on whether future Oireachtas committees will be able to bring in the regulator. It is a very healthy process for both committees and the regulator in terms of providing some of that democratic accountability and transparency. The last amendment was about reporting and the role of the regulator in that regard. Are we confident the regulator will be accountable to an Oireachtas committee?