Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

These amendments allow for the making of regulations adding to the list of persons or bodies eligible to make an application directly to the Circuit Court under Part 5. This will be done by removing the requirement for parties to first make an ex parteapplication where appropriate. This will permit the bringing of Part 5 applications in a more streamlined and less burdensome way.

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