Dr. Mary Kelly:

The legislation only provides for judicial review. I had not been in An Bord Pleanála for that long and, in my time, we have not examined another layer. Adding another layer creates another layer of delay. If people can appeal to An Bord Pleanála, they do so. If they can appeal to a higher court, not necessarily a judicial review, they will probably do so if it is affordable. We can keep the process going and it will achieve further lengthening of the planning process and will create further uncertainty for planners and objectors in that one is never at the end of the process.