Builders criticise barriers to development in the Cork region

Fiscal Council also warns of a shortage of construction workers to meet Development Plan targets

(Left to right) Cllr. Fergal Dennehy, deputising for the Lord Mayor of Cork; Ann Doherty, Chief Executive, Cork City Council; Frank Kelly, President, Construction Industry Federation; Ann Graham, CEO, National Transport Authority; Michael O'Sullivan Green, Chairman, Cork Branch, CIF and Conor O'Connell, Director, Southern Region, CIF, at the Construction Industry Federation conference at the The Clayton Silversprings Hotel in Cork. Photo: Brian Lougheed

Delays to the development of key infrastructure projects for the Cork region due to judicial review court cases were highlighted as barriers for the region's developments at the Construction Industry Federation conference held yesterday.

The builders' representative body said a range of plans were currently in place for development in the region but were often met with opposition that results in significant delays.