Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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I ask for clarification on one point. At times, amendments to regulations come before the committee. There were quite a lot of them last year and the year before. Will the Minister of State ask his officials to set out the criteria for determining what regulations come before the committee? It was a very helpful process. Some of the amendments were significant, involving changes of uses and exemptions. Some were related to the ability to relocate bus stops without requiring a licence. That is probably expedient in terms of BusConnects but it may not be necessary. It is helpful, but it could be argued that it is not necessary, and that the normal licensing process could be used to do that. It is expedient, however. A note on that would be appreciated.