Mr. Jack O'Sullivan:

That is a very good question. I am just thinking on my feet. Clearly, it involves the Minister — that is the key point — but the Minister has appointed a Planning Regulator whose job is to guide local authorities regarding their planning functions. I do not see that happening very much, except in one case, which applies to several local authorities. I am referring to where county councils changed their development plans to have further restrictions regarding the location of wind turbines close to, or within a certain distance of, dwelling houses. Since this did not conform to Government policy, the Planning Regulator asked the local authorities to remove the policy. Therefore, the regulator is acting very much in a way that makes sure county councils, as planning authorities, conform to what he believes is Government policy. I am not referring to doing the task that the Chairman suggested, which is a very necessary task. In a planning situation, the different agencies of the State can work together. That is a key issue that needs to be addressed. I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to respond.