Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Almost all the Deputies on this side of the House like the idea of matters being set in regulation and not left in the hands of a politician no matter who he is or what party he represents. It is not the way forward. We would do policing in Ireland if the politicians did not have their paws all over it. Likewise, building regulation should be independent of the paws of politicians. It will work better. The Minister of State says he is setting only minimum standards and anyone can build bigger.

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