Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

I have a brief question for the Minister. The new section 51B(1) provides that no legal costs shall be allowed for the making of an application to the PIAB. What is the position of that new section in the context of the judgment of Justice McMenamin in the O'Brien case on the issue of legal costs for applicants to the PIAB?

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