Regina Doherty (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know I am being pernickety and I apologise for being so. I am not suggesting there is a conflict with regard to the Minister of State approaching the IAA for advice. What I am asking about is based on her opening statement today whereby on occasions when the Minister of State introduces new pieces of legislation, she takes a different approach. What is the difference in the approach between the new regulations the Minister of State is introducing on search and rescue, SAR, on which she determined and deemed it necessary to get external expert advice, versus the new regulations we are proposing to introduce here on peer support and the licenceholders’ forum and licenceholders’ charter on which she did not take external advice? I am curious as to the reasons behind the different approach for SAR and not needing expert advice. I will give the Chair a comment on my amendment then if that is okay.