Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 April 2023

Public Accounts Committee

An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021

9:30 am

Photo of Cormac DevlinCormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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So, are we saying now, with the new appointment of a legal adviser to the board - I am sure I am not the only one who is surprised there was not one in place before - that this might reduce the expenditure or exposure of the board in terms of legal cases? Is that the rationale for having someone in-house, as opposed to outsourcing it?