Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011

1:40 pm

Mr. Aidan Dunning:

A judicial review was taken by two sets of individuals against the ministerial consent in respect of Corrib gas. That review was also taken against the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and An Bord Pleanála consents. The plaintiffs sought to overturn those three consents. The court case commenced in the latter part of 2011. On legal advice, we took the view that there was an opportunity to settle the case on the basis that the judicial review and case would be stopped and that the project could continue. We made the settlement on that basis.

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