Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
657. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the names of solicitors and their firms who have received payments from An Bord Pleanála who they have lost Judicial Review cases to; the amount of moneys paid to those solicitors and their firms in those cases for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27192/23]
View answerAn Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts.
My department does not hold the specific information requested by the Deputy. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for An Bord Pleanála in this regard is Oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie.
