While the much-anticipated "Accelerating Infrastructure" report has been criticised in some quarters as a bonfire of vital regulations, the context for the action plan is one of near-stasis in our collective ability to build infrastructure in recent years.
The rapid expansion of the domestic economy (up 30% since 2019) and population (+500k since 2019) in recent years has put enormous strain on basic infrastructure.
The 30-point plan lays out an ambitious timeline of delivery over the next 12 months across four broad pillars.
Most Irish people intrinsically understand the open nature of the economy, its reliance on global trade and FDI, and the importance of associated tax revenues to fund public services.
