Orla Purcell, the former executive director of the representative body, had claimed she was defamed by two articles published by the newspaper in January 2023, written by senior reporter Mick Clifford.

Tánaiste Simon Harris will brief the Cabinet on the new Derelict Property Tax on Tuesday.

Under cross-examination during her libel action against the Irish Examiner, Orla Purcell claimed EY was instructed by an IPI oversight committee to make findings that certain allegations against her could be substantiated.

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien described the Planning Bill as the most significant reform in planning legislation since 2000.