Galway Bay fm newsroom - The Housing Minister and contender for the Fine Gael leadership will meet with Parkmore business leaders and Galway Chamber today to discuss the ongoing traffic issues at the industrial estate.
Simon Coveney is due to address students at NUI Galway this morning as part of a nationwide engagement on the National Planning Framework 2040.
The Fine Gael leadership contender is visiting the campus as part of a nationwide series of visits to Irish universities to discuss the National Planning Framework.
The NPF sets out to map out the State’s population growth over the next 25 years.
Minister Coveney will address students at NUI Galway at 10.30 this morning.
Later this afternoon, he'll meet with Parkmore business leaders and representatives of Galway Chamber to discuss the serious congestion in the area.
Galway West TD Hildegarde Naughten, Minister Sean Kyne and City CEO Brendan McGrath will attend the meeting as concern mounts over the welfare of the thousands of employees who work in Parkmore.
Enda Kenny was briefed on the problems at Parkmore, such as delays exiting the business park, and has requested another meeting on the issue next week.
