Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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The number of cases lost in that six-year period was 31. Quite a number of cases were conceded as well. The impression of the public is that a far higher number of cases is being lost by An Bord Pleanála. Is there a need for the board to get the message out there that the decisions that have been made, in fairness, have been robust and that it is quite prepared to fight these cases where it feels there was no incorrect decision? There is a perception that every time someone takes a case to court, An Bord Pleanála is automatically on the losing side.