Feargal Quinn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I understand the point the Minister of State makes. The concern here is the length of time it takes for something to happen, for example after a bypass is built. I should not be talking about a specific petrol station all the time. There are many other instances. It is a typical example and is very easily understood.

The difficulty is that reviews of any kind do not happen quickly enough and by that time the business is gone out of business. The result is that the State and the local authority loses and the local people lose because they do not have that. If we are to keep that business alive, decisions must be made far more quickly, but I accept the Minister of State's point. If he passes it on to the Minister responsible, hopefully we will find a solution to it in that way. On that basis I will withdraw the amendment.