Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ye we are also dictating to people on the residential side about size, the number of rooms, etc. That is why the distinction between development management and forward planning is really useful because we should have very clear rules. I accept that, but we should not be telling people - to continue the analogy - what colour or size car they should have; we should be telling them about the energy efficiency of the car. That is the tension that has not been resolved. I remain unconvinced that it will be resolved by what is proposed in the draft Bill.