Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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It was. At the same time, that was Mr. Justice Holland in that case. However, if it was the case that developers were applying while knowing that they could run out of time, they could flush their money down the toilet because it would have the same impact. Given there were tripartite meetings, for sure they could be seen as having a legitimate expectation that the decision would be made in the lifetime of the plan that they applied under. If not, as I said, and would Ms Buckley not agree, why would they jeopardise vast amounts of money? It must be said that some of these applications can cost up to €500,000 and maybe more. Who in their right mind would go through that and spend that type of money if there was not a legitimate expectation that the decision would be made within the lifetime of the plan they were applying under? This is on the understanding that once a new county development plan came in, that was the end of their application if no decision was made.

Ms Buckley has a legal background. I am not putting her in a position where she needs to go beyond her role. However, it is very legitimate here to say that a jeopardy could arise on that basis. I am asking if Ms Buckley is concerned.