Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I accept that is the case with the role, strictly speaking, in a legal sense, but most people feel it would be helpful if the regulator had that role. The problem I have with this is that the first time it landed on my desk was in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. Previously, I was not aware of any of these issues. How did we get to this position? There are some extreme interpretations of how this should operate. I find it difficult to comprehend that but for the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, as Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, I would not be aware of it. That is the case with the public as well. We need a regulator with a bigger role.