The Citigroup analyst later said in reference to the renewables targets: "I think the industry is planning to fail".

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Taxpayers who pay more do so usually because they are unaware of rules or planning opportunities applicable to them or fail to implement planning.

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Even when they do regular scenario planning they fail to delve deeply into their operations, or look at how multiple events might interrelate (for instance, increased energy costs and their impact on interest rates, which in turn would likely affect the cost of capital for one's customers and their businesses).

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It also denies claims a penalty fee will be paid to UBB should planning permission fail, saying a cap is in place on expenses UBB can claim "but only if the planning process has been exhausted and UBB has done its best to get planning".

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But most companies fail to include their help desk operations in planning for those "cope and recover" stages, according to market research firm Gartner Group Inc.

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Every second, every day, every year we fail to address demand for reproductive health and family planning services.

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Because they fail to understand the basically conservative nature of real financial planning, and the planners they go to are greedy.

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Mr Lawlor resigned from Fianna Fail last year, after failing to co-operate with an internal party inquiry into alleged planning corruption.

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