Dublin City Council's Supreme Court application to have Priory Hall developer Thomas McFeely jailed has been adjourned.
Mr McFeely got a stay on a three-month jail sentence and €1m fine imposed for failing to remedy fire safety defects when he appealed the High Court order to the Supreme Court last November.
Today, SC for the council Conleth Bradley said it is submitting there was no basis for staying the order.
Mr Bradley said the prison term was imposed because a court order to carry out certain works was not complied with and there could not be any arguable case for an appeal.
The council's application has been adjourned until Friday week.
