Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The balance between this House and the regulator is that it is for this House to set legislation, policy and guidelines, while the purpose of the regulator is to ensure that, where another public body - a planning authority or regional authority - breaches those guidelines, action will be taken. That is what the clear distinction should be.

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