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Editorial: Emergency powers are needed to address Ireland’s major deficiencies

Fresh warnings that Dublin’s water and energy infrastructure are at breaking point, are not surprising, but they are depressing as little or no progress has been made

We have a rapidly expanding population and an ageing water and energy network which has struggled to keep pace with that expansion

For quite some time, leading voices from many industries and state utilities have been sounding the alarm about Ireland’s creaking infrastructure.

This paper has made no bones about highlighting the impact of such deficiencies on businesses large and small, consumers, commuters and homeowners.

Fresh warnings that Dublin’s water and energy infrastructure are at breaking point are in one way not surprising, but they are depressing as little or no progress has been made to rectify ...