Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It may be possible that the route to get that definitive outcome for councillors is through regulation rather than legislation. I would hate for us to compromise by putting a measure to a vote that the Minister of State has committed to considering by way of regulation. The Senator has got his result. It may be possible that he might compromise, in some shape or form, on pushing a measure to a vote that, ultimately will be, and should be, dealt with by way of legislation. Perhaps there could be a partnership model in place in keeping with the spirit of the new politics, whereby the Senator would allow the Minister of State to give an undertaking to examine the regulation. I put forward that common-sense approach.