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

I refer to section 65(4). It states:

Before issuing an urgent direction, the Minister shall— (a) consult the Office of the Planning Regulator,

In response to Deputy O'Callaghan's point and maybe Deputy Ó Broin's also, this is not initiated by the OPR. This is not an extra thing we are asking the OPR to do. Regarding section 65(4), requiring the Minister to consult, I will certainly come back on Report Stage regarding the local elected members. That would be appropriate.