Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

I am proposing this amendment such that jurisdiction under section 19 will be reserved to the Circuit Court in the first instance. Applications to the High Court will not be permitted. This is to help control the cost of applications, avoid the risk of a developer or any other party resorting to the High Court with a view to discouraging the owner-management company or any party entering a defence in a particular case. Obviously, it will be possible to appeal to the High Court a decision of the Circuit Court.