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

To follow up on that, the Mahon tribunal report, which Mr. Mandal referenced, states, "The Tribunal is concerned at the extent of the Minister’s powers in the planning system as a whole" and lists concerns about the Minister being heavily involved in the national development plan, the national spatial strategy, regional policy guidelines, development plans and so forth. Obviously, the tribunal report was looking at planning corruption in its totality. I do not think there were any concerns levelled at any Minister or anything like that. What is the significance of that issue around concentration of power in the Minister's hands in planning?