Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Can I also get clarity on section 29? Mr. Hanevy said in his presentation that section 28 was about resolving the issues locally. However, if one looks at the figures for section 29 appeals, in 2012 there were 355 appeals. A total of 141 of these were resolved before a hearing, 66 were upheld and 147 were not upheld. In the previous year, 123 were not upheld, while in the year before that, 171 of the appeals were not upheld. It is clear there is a value to having an appeals process outside of local structures because, in many cases, the local resolutions are not working.