Mr. John-Mark McCafferty:

We are not specialists in planning but to return to my earlier point, I cannot help feeling that the process, however it is structured, facilitates a real drag in development and barriers to development. I am not advocating that there is a gag on local opposition voiced to genuine concerns but it strikes me that it takes an inordinate amount of time to get certain projects off the ground, or certainly projects that I am hearing about within the Dublin city area. Clearly there are various barriers along the way so yes, planning is a factor. In terms of the solutions, there are people who are better qualified and experienced on planning issues than me but it is certainly a factor.