Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

Adding to the raft of material coming to the House will not address that issue. We do not have scrutiny arrangements in this House which are appropriate or adequate to the task. The Parliament in the United Kingdom has secondary legislation scrutiny which is much more active and vigilant than that managed by this House at any time in the past.

Members of this House can see every regulation made merely by asking to see it.

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