Accelerating Infrastructure and the Future of Judicial Review

The conference will focus on the recommendations emanating from the Government’s recently published Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan, the role of judicial review in this context and how to improve administrative decision making in the planning process. 

Opening

Welcome remarks from Chair of the Bar of Ireland’s Public Affairs Committee, Ms. Bairbre O’Neill SC

Opening address from Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation also Chair of the Government’s Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce Jack Chambers TD  

Session 1 - Delays in infrastructure delivery & the value of judicial review

Sean O’Driscoll, Independent Member of the Government’s Accelarating Infrastructure Taskforce

Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer at Technological University Dublin

Tom Flynn SC, Senior Counsel & Chair of Planning, Environmental & Local Government Bar Association

Session 2 - Improving administrative decision-making

Captain Karl O’Neill, Chief Instructor at Aer Lingus

Niall Cussen, Chief Executive and Planning Regulator at the Office of the Planning Regulator

Suzanne Murray SC, Senior Counsel & Vice-Chair of Planning, Environmental & Local Government Bar Association

Closing

Closing remarks from Chair of the Council of The Bar of Ireland, Mr. Sean Guerin SC