Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Mahon was 2012 and there have been significant changes since that time. The Government is happy it is an appropriate role for the Minister and the OPR, in terms of issuing draft directions and the OPR recommending to the Minister on the issue of draft directions. It is very much an oversight role and in our view a proportionate one.