The workings of An Bord Pleanála must be seriously examined. I refer to a specific case on which a decision from the board has been pending since July. The deadline for the decision was extended by a month initially and the appellants were notified. However, it has been extended five times in the interim and none of the appellants were notified. Last Friday I was informed the decision would be notified yesterday and when I called earlier today I was informed it would be handed down next Friday. If more inspectors are needed, they should be appointed and whatever is necessary to enable decisions to be made should be provided. The current system is unfair to people who make legitimate appeals to the board. Something must be done and I ask the Minister to rectify this as a matter of urgency.