Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-14
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Joanne Collins (SF), Agricultural Panel

I move amendment No. 2:
In page 10, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:
"Report on impact of amendments related to Judicial Reviews
4. The Minister shall lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas within 12 months of the commencement of this Act detailing the impact of the amendments to Part 4 of the Principal Act related to Judicial Reviews and detailing whether the procedural changes have resulted in a speeding up of planning related Judicial Reviews or increased the volume of planning litigation resulting in increased delays for residential and infrastructural development.".
I thank the Minister of State for being here. I will be brief because there is no point in dragging out the discussion on all these amendments.
We put forward this amendment because we are concerned that the proposed changes to judicial review for planning cases may lead to increased litigation and thereby result in greater delays in the delivery of critical infrastructure, including housing, renewable energy and public transport. The amendment basically requires the Minister to monitor and report on any issues that may arise from those changes. Our purpose is to ensure that what is being proposed works and does not do the opposite of what is intended. We all want housing delivery to happen more quickly. We are asking the Minister to monitor for any kink in the chain that actually reverses the progress we are trying to make and to report any such issue.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-14