He is calling on the Government to introduce a whole new regime to deal with planning.
Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly is calling on the Government to introduce a whole new regime to deal with planning.
He says the only way to reduce our carbon emissions is through the creation of new infrastructure.
The existing legislative framework, he says, delays development.
Sean Kelly says the entire planning system here discourages investment and prolongs the reductions of carbon emissions:
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