Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In terms of the regulations, the Minister of State said that, although they will be withdrawn, we would look at amendments Nos. 58 and 59 in the round and see whether we can strengthen the provisions. I appreciate Deputy O’Callaghan’s point that his amendment does not put an absolute onus on the Minister of the time and instead allows the Minister to decide whether he or she should consult based on whether a matter is relevant to a prescribed body. At the end of the day, the Minister could decide that none of the matters is relevant. That would still leave it pretty open. We will look at the matter. I will not accept the amendment as it is, but in the spirit of our consideration of amendments Nos. 58 and 59, we will see whether we can strengthen this provision further. If we do that, I imagine it will be via regulations.