Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We have no intentions of interfering. They have an independent role, and rightly so, and I have no intentions of getting involved in any way in that regard.

I hear what Deputy Mulherin is saying and we will certainly look at it. We have the draft guidelines out for consultation at the end of this year and in that context we will be developing policy. The Strategic Infrastructure Act is kept under review. We will look at the proposal the Deputy is making but I cannot give her any commitments today.

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