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

In regard to process, the Minister for the environment is leading on this. The consultation there is between the Department of Justice, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for housing, which is me in this instance. The public consultation will be just that, so when the draft costs scheme is published, it will go out and we will have stakeholder engagement. The Minister for the environment, Deputy Ryan, will be leading that. I expect the Oireachtas input on that to be through the environment committee. That is something in which members here will have a particular because they have done the heavy lifting on this legislation.

With regard to the Chair and speaking to the Chair of the environment committee as well, I have no difficulty with it. I have no issue whatsoever with this committee having an input into that, but the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is leading that and we would have to discuss it with him.

We have set a ceiling of €35,000 at the moment. Britain has a cost ceiling of £35,000 and-----