Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 2 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Nap Keeling:
Regarding the resourcing issue, there is a compelling argument, given the importance of what these judges are dealing with, for a dedicated court. There is also an issue around succession planning. For example, judges get promoted out of the High Court to the Court of Appeal. If there are only one or two judges dealing with a section and someone is promoted to the Court of Appeal, that could happen within a length of time that is optimal for planning. There is probably a wider resourcing issue there to take into account. It is a practical issue.
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