Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am a bit concerned about the 14 July meeting. I am concerned that, because there is an inquiry ongoing, people who come in will start using it as a mechanism not to give us answers on a number of issues. That is one of the problems we will have on 14 July. We need to make sure we can get the information we require, even if there is an inquiry going on.

The second issue relates to the judicial review. We need to have full details of the number of judicial reviews, the number that were successful, the number that were not successful, the number of appeals from the High Court to the Court of Appeal and so on because that is important information.

The other issue is that where people who bring judicial reviews are not successful with them, there is no mechanism for the recovery of costs. There have been a number of judicial reviews that were used just as a process for delaying the whole planning mechanism. We should find out what needs to be done to tighten that up in order that people do not do that, knowing full well that they will not be responsible for any costs.