Mr. Peter Walsh:

We are very conscious that we must observe our legislative limitations at all times. We are a consultation body. If any proposed development impacts on a national road, we will comment on it. Engagement with a developer or with any particular representative is carried out through the local authority. We have protocols set down in order to ensure there is no sense of favouritism towards any particular developer or representative. When TII receives a query or request for consultation, we ask that engagement be organised through the planning authority, in which case we are happy to attend. We let the planning authority decide who should come along. If a matter of interest within a constituency is raised by a particular representative of that constituency, we ask that the planning authority organises for all of the elected representatives for the constituency to attend the meeting because, again, we do not want to be thought to be giving one message to one elected representative and not to others. If it is a matter of national importance, we ask for it to be referred to the appropriate Minister. We have protocols as to who we meet as groups and how we meet them.