Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We all know that too. Perhaps the Minister might use his good office to have a word with his party colleague who is the Chairman of the joint committee and see whether he can move on this topic. It is a very busy committee and it deals with many issues. The Chairman of the committee is involved in the banking inquiry. Something needs to be done in the meantime. Over the years, many people have asked who regulates the regulator. We are meant to regulate the regulator. This is one of the few legislative provisions in which an Oireachtas committee is given a specific function involving the review of legislation. The committee in question has failed to do so. I am just one of the committee's 27 members. As the Minister might have gathered, I am probably the only member of the committee who has been pushing this issue. I would appreciate the support of the other members of the committee.

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