Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Regarding those amendments, it is very interesting to hear Senators make a charge with regard to the Office of the Planning Regulator, an office that was established on foot of the Mahon tribunal on planning matters, conflicts of interest and lobbying. The amendments we are making are to ensure consistency and to put in better timelines to make it transparent for the public when a chief executive issues his or her report back to the Planning Regulator and for timelines for the Minister to act on recommendations made by the Office of the Planning Regulator. That will make it more consistent in terms of local area plans as well as ensuring transparency in the system. Those amendments I specifically referenced in the debate are technical in nature and I am confident they are for the better.