Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Bill states that there "shall" be a consultation and then it lists a whole bunch of people. On my initial reading of the Bill, it did not seem like the general public were included to be consulted. There might be a reading of the Bill that states that, but certainly, it is not a guarantee. It is not obvious in the first instance. In terms of policing by consent, we should be seeking to list the general public in these consultations as much as we do any other body. I will leave it there.