Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Is that not a massive overreach in terms of the legislation? Surely it is up to the NGO, such as An Taisce or whatever the organisation, to decide its own policies and procedures concerning how it decides whether to submit appeals to An Bord Pleanála. Is it not a massive potential overreach for us, as legislators, to seek to insert measures in legislation that effectively prohibit ENGOs from being able to decide their own policies or exercise their rights in this regard?