Reform body proposes changes to overhaul CPO process

The Law Reform Commission (LRC) has published a paper proposing major changes as to how compulsory purchase orders (CPO) are conducted.

A CPO is where certain public bodies can take land without the consent of the owner and usually occurs to allow a public infrastructure project, for the common good, to go ahead.

Raymond Byrne, the commissioner of the LRC, said proposals are under 23 headings to which the public are invited to make submissions.