Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Following on from Deputy O'Connor's question, can Mr. Hogan clarify whether, when the OPR steps in, it is the final arbitrator? Can it override the decision of the members of the local authority? I do not want to go into it all here but, in my time, the democratic aspect of local authority has been gutted. Planning is just one area. Is the decision of the regulator final and can it override the local authority members? There are financial implications here as well.