Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 May 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála

9:30 am

Mr. Dave Walsh:

In the context of whether it is a deficiency in the decision-making or not, we have made 280 decisions in total. I appreciate that of the 54 judicial reviews that have been taken, there are still 19 cases in the system at the moment that have not been determined.

It is a combination of robustness not only of the board's decision-making but ensuring that the legislative basis and what is expected and required by the courts is fully addressed. There are a number of cases where we have taken on board the judicial determination and most of those cases have come back to us for reconsideration, and we have been able to address those issues.