Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I apologise. Perhaps I did not explain the question properly. We had a previous discussion with Senator Seery Kearney on the issue of Departments and officials often saying that a particular group of people taking a judicial review against a development is not representative of the community from which they emanate. Nowhere is it a requirement under law for a group to be representative. Under this Bill, there are other requirements, particularly with regard to NGOs taking cases, but I am specifically talking about a group. It really does not matter if a group of residents comprises five residents, ten residents or 50% of the residents of a geographical area. I presume their right to access justice under the Aarhus Convention remains the same.