Mr. Aidan Doyle:

Brexit is a challenge. We do not know what will happen but we envisage there will be much more traffic coming down through the west coast, especially in the north west rather than going through the North when, for instance, the destination is Dublin Port.

There is an opportunity for the north west in terms of opening up and expanding the ports, for example, in Killybegs and down as far as Foynes. The biggest challenge with Brexit is connectivity on the west coast.

The planning process is another issue. It has taken a while for development to be established again in places in the north west and the west. Nothing really happened from 2006 on. However, things are now starting to happen. The word "vibrant" was used a few. It is very important that towns such as Castlebar in Mayo and towns in Sligo and other counties are seen as vibrant when companies are looking to invest in them. The first thing companies look for is that the town is vibrant and that people are living there. The planning process must be relaxed a little in that regard. Reference was made to people living above shops. It is very important that it is easy to get planning to allow that to happen and that there are incentives, such as the Living City initiative, in place.