Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 April 2023

Public Accounts Committee

An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021

9:30 am

Ms Oonagh Buckley:

As I said earlier, I do not believe the number of judicial reviews will decline significantly, because I think that is the current state of play in terms of the legal environment the board works in. However, the appointment of a head director of legal services is to make the board more effective. Ultimately, if the board is making more effective decisions, it should win more cases or concede fewer cases. That might mean that we fight more cases, of course, so it might increase our legal costs, but-----