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

For my own part, I think this is an excellent amendment and I am very supportive of it. The national planning framework is highly significant. The idea that it would not be debated, discussed and scrutinised thoroughly and then subject to a vote of the Oireachtas just does not make any sense to me on any level. As I said before, one of the really disturbing parts of this Bill is that there is this centralisation of power. The safeguards that could be instituted in this context are not in place. This is very serious.