The Bearna area is not suitable for development as a metropolitan area of Galway City. In contrast to Baile Chlár and Oranmore, the site is geographically  constrained. Services are limited - the primary school is already oversubscribed. There is no secondary school in the village. The R336 is seriously congested, with traffic jams stretching for many kilometres on either side of the village at peak commuter times. Traffic jams also occur at week-ends in summer especially when the Irish Colleges are open.