Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister, Oireachtas and Government are the competent authorities for governing the country and setting laws so to require the Minister to follow what an office suggests would not be appropriate. The Deputy is suggesting that if the office suggests something and the Minister does not act, he or she should be accountable for it, but the Minister is accountable to the Oireachtas, the committee etc. for everything so there is strong oversight of any action the Minister does or does not take. I do not see it as something to be put into legislation.