Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Construction Industry Federation annual conference in Croke Park yesterday that the Government would publish a new planning Bill shortly.

It’s as he acknowledged that it was frustrating for builders and planners to see good projects end up facing sometimes “vexatious” judicial reviews in the High Court.

Dermot Flanagan is a Senior Counsel and expert on planning law, and he joined Ivan to talk about all the ways in which projects can be delayed.