Vol. 515 No. 1
21 Mr. Quinn asked the Taoiseach the Government decisions, if any, taken on foot of the report of the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructural Development, Including Public Private Partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5177/00]
On Tuesday, 15 February, the Government endorsed an integrated package of changes to the existing statutory approval and judicial review processes in order to underpin accelerated delivery of infrastructure under the national development plan.
These measures were presented to the Government by the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructural Development and include proposals for improvements to existing processes from the design to the delivery stages. Changes will be made in respect of the planning process, the planning Bill, judicial review and courts related issues. The committee was assisted in drawing up its recommendations by a cross-departmental team.
I have arranged for a copy of the press release outlining the measures to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
