Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I could be very ungenerous and say there are times when the planning system grinds to a halt all by itself without any Oireachtas interference or scrutiny. That is an argument for another day.

On the last question I asked, does the Minister of State not see any link between the role given to the Oireachtas committee on regulatory changes concerning terrestrial planning and the role under discussion? Is it not a matter he would at least explore? I realise he is not going to accept these amendments, and I am not going to waste his time arguing in favour of them, but he should note the planning system does not grind to a halt under a system whereby minor and, at times, significant changes to planning regulations are brought to an Oireachtas committee and then approved without debate on the floor of the Dáil. Since the guidelines are similar, is there not some parallel that could be considered, if I am not misinterpreting the matter? I am not referring to consideration today but to consideration at a future point.