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- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Obviously, a lot of the focus is on the 2021 report and figures. Do we have any idea of the full cost of legal challenges for 2022 at this stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: How many judicial reviews were taken last year?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: How many did the board lose? Are some still in progress?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Is Ms. Buckley able to put a figure on that? Of the 95, how many have been dealt with? How many have been lost?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: It has to be said that is not a good record. May I get Ms Buckley's views on the draft of the new planning and development Bill? Does she believe it will see an increase in legal challenges? Will it address some of the issues that may be there?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: In regard to the delays which are a major annoyance for many people who are trying to build homes, have we a figure? Is it about 60% of cases have delays? Would Ms Buckley be able to put a percentage on it?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Moving forward, Ms Buckley said that An Bord Pleanála hopes to deal with all the delays as quickly as possible. I welcome the fact that new board members are being appointed. More broadly however, there will be a need for additional staff. Ms Buckley touched on that. How many new staff have been taken on over the past 12 months? How many staff does Ms Buckley believe the board...
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: I have one final question, which was not answered there. I welcome the staff that have been sanctioned and have come on board. How many additional staff does Ms Buckley believe An Bord Pleanála actually needs, going forward?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: I wish to home in on that figure of almost €10 million in legal costs for last year. Would I be right in saying that is the most that has been spent on legal fees in the history of An Bord Pleanála?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Ms Buckley said earlier that of the 53 judicial review cases that were dealt with last year, the board won nine, lost nine and 35 were conceded. I think that is a pretty stark figure. Would Ms Buckley agree that it is a stark figure not in favour of the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Of the €10 million that was spent on legal fees, what percentage of that would relate to the judicial review cases that were dealt with last year?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Some 90%.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: The 35 cases that were conceded by the board cost-----
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: I have a general question-----
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Costs would have been against the board in those concession cases.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: It would be useful if we could get a breakdown in a written reply to us.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Would Ms Buckley concede that the legal strategy that had been adopted by the board was flawed in its previous approach?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Thirty-five cases were conceded and nine cases were lost. Obviously, lessons need to be learned. I accept that Ms Buckley said every point has to be won in a court of law. Have all of the costings for the nine cases that the board lost come in yet?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
John Brady: Would Ms Buckley agree with me in regard to the colossal legal bill of €10 million, which was taxpayers’ money? From what Ms Buckley is saying, the vast majority of that was certainly not money well spent. The decision was taken to legally challenge many of these cases on unsound planning grounds. Whatever about external legal people, and whatever about the decision that was...