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:

I was going to say that the board acts lawfully and if the courts ultimately decide that our decisions were unlawful, for a number of reasons, that is not necessarily in the context of density or height. There can be a range of issues. Many of the cases relate to environmental impact assessments or appropriate assessment and protections. Sometimes, it is a case of deficits in the board's explanations, rather than its determination of the decision.