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Meath Partnership brings High Court challenge against report findings

Summary

Meath Community Rural and Social Development Partnership Ltd, an applicant operating under the European Union's Rural Development Programme, brought a High Court challenge against the Minister for Environment Community and Local Government. The partnership seeks to quash findings in a Ministerial report alleging that €535,173 in payments to various projects were irregular and ineligible for funding. Counsel for the applicant, Niamh Hyland SC, argued that the report is unreasonable and irrational, noting that it failed to consider the partnership's submissions and included new allegations without affording the opportunity to address them. The partnership rejects any allegations of wrongdoing and seeks declarations that the findings are invalid, breach natural justice, and lack proper reasoning. It also requested an injunction restraining the Minister from publishing the report. At the hearing, Mr Justice Seamus Noonan granted permission to bring the action on an ex-parte basis. The judge ordered the matter to be returnable in two weeks and imposed a stay on the publication of the report until the case returns before the court. The procedural stage was a hearing where the judge made a decision on the application for permission and interim relief.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Meath Partnership brings High Court challenge against report findings. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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• April 2014 Other
• 2015-02-23 Publication

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