Galway Bay fm newsroom - The western branch of the Construction Industry Federation is calling for a review of the planning system to ensure decisions are made in a timely manner.
CIF says that in the past 5 years, a number of critical projects have experienced significant delays or have been shelved due to inefficiencies in the planning and legislative system.
The delay in a Judicial Review of the decision to grant planning permission for a data centre for Apple in Athenry resulted in the project being abandoned.
CIF West Regional Director, Justin Molloy, says the federations members across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon are reporting a worrying lack of activity. He says a review is needed to address this - to hear Justin, tune in to Galway Bay fm news on the hour...