Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 April 2024

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Malcolm NoonanMalcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

If you lose under a no-foal, no-fee arrangement, you must pay the costs under the current Act. The Bill before us has a cost mechanism. In many cases, lawyers are going after winnable cases. The Bill will assist in the taking of cases that may be marginal. This could help to improve our environmental system, which is the important part.

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