'Excessive' frequency of judicial reviews blocking delivery of housing infrastructure, says Taoiseach

'The frequency of judicial reviews is excessive right now', Micheál Martin said

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 - 21:48

Louise Burne, Political Correspondent, and Steven Heaney

The "excessive" frequency of judicial reviews taking place in Ireland is "undermining the common good" and blocking the delivery of key housing infrastructure, the Taoiseach has said.

Speaking at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) conference, Micheál Martin said Ireland was an "outlier" within the EU in terms of opposition to how the "judicial arena" is used "to the detriment of the development of housing in towns and cities".