Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

When the Minister makes the adjudication, if there are different people who have an interest in being the competent authority, does he or she have to take that discussion on the adjudication into the Oireachtas? Does the Minister have to consult the Oireachtas or the relevant committee before making an adjudication? If, for example, the National Parks and Wildlife Service is looking to do a DMAP and another Department is looking to be the lead body, or there are a few bodies and the Minister has to make that adjudication, does the Minister just make that decision or does he or she have to consult with the Oireachtas at some level?