Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I will try to synopsise. There have been several requests from members on the data, reports and analysis that inform this. Notwithstanding, I note the AG’s advice cannot be published. If there are data, reports and analysis that can be published, I ask that they be made available to the members of the committee.

On Deputy Ó Broin’s point, I think we all agree that a faster, speedier judicial review process would be beneficial. I think there was reference to the programme for Government, where there would be a review of the judicial review system in tandem with the establishment of a planning environmental court, which has been established, with three judges on it. That speaks to Deputy Ó Broin’s point about the better resourced courts. It is also important to recognise there seems to be a reduction in JRs because the SHD system has been removed and they were contributing to many judicial reviews, notwithstanding there are still some tailing out of the system.