Judicial Review & Infrastructure Delivery - The Facts

Efficient delivery of infrastructure is a critical issue for Ireland. In recent months, public debate around infrastructure delivery has been dominated by the claim that judicial review is a central bottleneck. But does the evidence tell a different story? Ahead of our Infrastructure Conference on 27 February, we're outlining the facts about judicial review. In this episode, Seán Guerin SC (Chair of the Council of The Bar of Ireland), Tom Flynn SC (Chair, Planning, Environmental and Local Government Bar Association) and Phoebe Duvall (Planning and Environmental Policy Officer at An Taisce) set out the risks of a recent proposal by the Government to change the environmental judicial review process. They argue that the proposals will create key issues for access to justice, risk breaching the State's obligations under EU law and potentially cause further delays rather than reducing them. To read The Bar of Ireland’s submission and to join the waitlist for our conference ‘Accelerating Infrastructure and the Future of Judicial Review, click here: https://www.lawlibrary.ie/judicial-review-submission-published/ Read An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment’s position on this issue here: https://www.antaisce.org/news/calling-on-minister-to-scrap-the-consulation-on-changes-to-legal-cost-rules-for-environmental-cases