Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 7 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion
Ms Mary Jones:
It is cost protection. That is where the individual costs will be met. The costs of people who take a judicial review will be met by the State through a scheme. There are similar schemes. The Attorney General's office has a number of similar schemes. The costs will be set out for people taking judicial reviews. Their costs at various stages will be met as long as they comply with whatever the terms of the scheme are for how they will participate in it. We will work on that piece with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to ensure that the scheme is compliant and meets the needs of the individuals taking judicial reviews. We will then work with colleagues in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the funding aspects of it.
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