Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would share the view our planning system is not fit for purpose to meet the demands that are necessary for the development plans to become a reality rather than be mere aspirations and failures. There is a planning and development Bill in the offing, and I hope those nettles will be grasped seriously by all concerned, on all sides of the House, to ensure there is radical change to put a stop to these logjams, which put huge constraints on the economy.