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

That type of discretion was heretofore the remit of local authority managers, but elected members will now have a function in this regard. We have yet to draft the regulations on exactly what their role will be, but they will be able to exercise an element of discretion. At the same time, however, we intend to retain the concept of harmonisation so that tenants across the country will be able, by and large, to ascertain what level of rent they should expect to pay. These matters will be dealt with in the regulations under the new schemes and in the upcoming legislation. As such, I do not have a definitive answer to the Senator's question at this time, but I will keep him informed.