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

Finally, to those legal professionals from the Law Society and the Bar Association who gave testimony to the committee and strongly argued that their fear about this uncertain scheme is that it will reopen what everyone thought was closed with the Heather Hill v. An Bord Pleanála case. That could lead to legal challenges and delays. What is the Minister's response to those legal professionals who were warning against that and concerned about it? These are people who both take and defend against judicial reviews.

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