Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)
Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I understand. On section 249 and Part 9 judicial reviews, there is the suggestion that the deciding body can correct any error of law. Are all the witnesses in support of that? Does anybody have a concern that it might introduce further uncertainty? Are they 100% sure that this will correct any uncertainty that exists? In a scenario where an amended decision is given and somebody else is unhappy with that decision, could they seek a judicial review of it? We want to bring certainty to the process. Are we introducing more uncertainty by introducing this very wide-ranging phrase "correct any error of law" because we could end up with an amendment to a decision made by a planning authority that people were happy with in the first place?
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