Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I think this does have an impact on the development plan process. It is designed to have an impact. Otherwise it would not be there. My concern is that I am not clear as to why it is there. I do not want us to have the substantive discussion on section 51 now because we have other amendments on other sections and we will get to it then. The specific question I asked is what is wrong with giving elected members some consultative involvement in the exchange between the regulator and the chief executive prior to the commencement. Really what this amendment is doing is saying that if we think it is a good idea that there should be this pre-development plan process engagement, and if the chief executive is to produce a report and there is some engagement between the chief executive and the OPR, why not have some involvement for elected members at that point. I have yet to hear the argument as to why elected members should not have some involvement at this point. On this basis I will press the amendment.