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Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: My understanding is that the information the Courts Service has is high level but that only around 40% of judicial reviews are taken by members of the public as such. The majority are landowners, developers and public authorities. It would be nice to get a broad picture if we could have that information.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: There are names mentioned but it is not very easy to see from the names of the applicants whether it is a group or just an individual.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: You have to go into it a bit more. You have to dig a bit deeper to get it.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: Last week, we had An Coimisiún Pleanála officials in regarding the staffing levels, and the representatives seemed to be quite satisfied with what it has. How does the Courts Service feel? Has it considered the impact on staff and resources following the implementation of the planning Act 2024? There is legislation being rushed through the Dáil tonight on that. My...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: Does Ms Denning think the Courts Service is adequately resourced?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: Part 9 of the 2024 Act changed the rules on judicial reviews.. It removed the requirement to apply for leave before you would make an application. The requirement for leave screened out a lot of nonsensical kinds of things. Is that a worry for the Courts Service with its resources?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: Ms Denning's feeling at the moment is that it might be positive.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: We touched on the Heather Hill case earlier. There was a quote from Supreme Court Justice Brian Murray. He warned the Government about changing litigation. It took a decade to catch up with litigation to sort things out after the previous planning Act. The changes to multiple other factors will be a multiple of that. We hear from the Government that there are lessons learned, but are we...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: That would be positive if that is the case.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I had to leave for a short while but I caught up on MS Teams. Going back to Part 9 of the 2024 Act, the changed rules on judicial reviews and the removal of the need to apply for leave, it is true that Ireland ranks very low in terms of our spending on the judicial system by the State. I do not mean what they earn. Ms Denning said we need to see the new laws and...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: It is a grey area.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: The extent of changes to the rules on judicial reviews in Part 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2024 saw it go from taking up five pages in the 2000 Act to 25 pages in the 2024 Act. That is a fivefold increase so it is bound to result in more cases.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: How long could it take, if more staff and more resources will be needed, to meet an increased need, if that happens?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: Ms Denning said that the Courts Service was founded about 27 years ago. What was in place before it?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: I am not very familiar with the courts system, so that was just a background question.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: I thank Ms Denning very much.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if bus services after midnight will be expanded into north Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38168/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: 26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or Kildare County Council provided the OPW with confirmation that they could continue to pursue a renewal of the lease at a location (details supplied); if so, on what date was that provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38169/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: 27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the OPW sought to establish what portion of a road was owned by Kildare County Council (details supplied); whether that portion of the road could be secured, and at what cost; if discussions took place re same; the actions taken thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38170/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Airport Security (9 Jul 2025)

Réada Cronin: 112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an individual coming to this country from Israel will be stopped from entering if they have previously served in the Israeli Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38167/25]