Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery
Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion
2:00 am
Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
Will Mr. Mullan outline the process when a decision is taken for a judicial review and the courts decide it should go back to An Coimisiún Pleanála for it to reconsider its decision? In my opinion, the courts have not gone either way. They are essentially telling An Coimisiún Pleanála that it must go back to look at its decision. I can think of one such case regarding a windfarm in my constituency in County Laois. I am on record as having made a submission to Laois County Council about that case. I understand the judicial review said that all the planning was looked at but equal weight was not given to climate change issues. I understand that outcome because I have read various articles in the media on this. It was sent back to An Coimisiún Pleanála to reconsider its decision. Does that happen? For the people who made submissions, how do they know and get back into the loop if the loop is being-----
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