Paul Murphy
A submission to the High Court to appeal the dismissal of a challenge by former Attorney General John Rogers to the granting of approval for the Slane bypass has come as a disappointment to campaigners who want to see the bypass project pushed ahead.
In his application to the High Court for permission to appeal the recent High Court dismissal of his challenge Mr Rogers, a Slane resident whose property would be impacted by the bypass proposal, he said that An Coimisiún Pleanala (ACP) did not have access to sufficient expertise required to examine certain environmental aspects of the proposed N2 bypass when it granted permission to Meath County Council for the development.
Last month Judge David Nolan said he had serious doubts as to whether the commission had the expertise to deal with “important issues” raised by Mr Rogers in his case. However, the judge found that Mr Rogers had not proven “on evidential basis” a lack of expertise on the part of the commission.
