Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 January 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:30 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The last paragraph in the response pretty much says that people can take a judicial review if they wish. Nobody takes a judicial review lightly. We know that one of the people who made the decisions has at least the prospect of a criminal prosecution hanging over him. We do not want to prejudge what the courts will do, or even whether the matter will go to the courts, but in these situations, would it change the scenario in relation to an overall review if the board took the initiative and examined these decisions to ensure they are solid and do not end up in the courts? That would appear to be a far better approach than pointing people towards the courts.

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