People who object to infrastructure projects could be offered damages rather than allow judicial reviews to delay a project, under a plan to give the Government more power to decide when and how the legal instruments can be used. It’s part of a plan to place the entire judicial review process on a statutory footing. “This potentially affords Government much greater flexibility to determine the circumstances in which judicial review procedures can be utilised. The public can expect to be told more about how these needed, albeit disruptive, projects are designed to serve the greater national good. Sally reports how The Irish Times “became aware of the existence of the leaked photographs in October and has advocated for consulting victims’ families regarding their release”.
