Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We discussed this on Committee Stage. Insofar as what the Deputy is considering with consultation, I know we discussed this happening with certain planning changes. That is when it comes with an exemption and it is something specific. It is one of a few cases where the obligation to consult is there. The point I was making on Committee Stage was that should the direction be made, I would be accountable to the committee to answer on that direction. However, we have to draw a line, where we can, between executive responsibility and the responsibility of the Houses, and therefore I cannot accept the amendment.

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