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Call for government to postpone working from home bill

Dublin Chamber director says most companies are trialling hybrid systems for staff and need time to evaluate before facing new legal obligations

NBI seeks to transfer 75% of shares in owner reorganisation

Axa and Allianz are said to be interested in investing in the company established to roll out the country’s multibillion-euro broadband plan

‘Significant progress’ made in rollout of National Broadband Plan, politicians to hear

National Broadband Ireland says there is now ‘real momentum’ behind the project which has been beset with missed targets so far

‘Low risk’ of major roads projects being abandoned due to inflation

‘No projects presently under construction’ will be abandoned, Transport Infrastructure Ireland tells Public Accounts Committee

Subsidy of €10m needed to fix mobile blackspots, Cellnex chief says

Colin Cunningham says a once-off government payment would help to build infrastructure which could be used by all mobile providers

Shortfall in number of builders on-site at €1.7bn children’s hospital

The Department of Health said in a letter that the ‘productive labour resource’ working on the hospital is below the level agreed in the contract between the state and BAM, the main contractor on the project

Broadband turf war unfolds with taxpayer on the hook

While NBI has the contract for the multibillion-euro National Broadband Plan, Eir’s network is already available in more than 40,000 premises in the state plan, which could end up costing the government dearly

Government to access €400m of unspent capital for NDP projects

Public Expenditure Minister has announced that the state will pay 70 per cent of construction cost inflation on recently signed public works contracts to safeguard key projects

Editorial: State must carefully pick and choose which NDP projects to prioritise

Inflationary pressures could scupper a large chunk of the National Development Plan’s €165 billion agenda, putting Ireland’s future prosperity and competitiveness at risk

Cost inflation delaying €67m bypass in historic Clare village

Killaloe, the birthplace of Brian Ború, must wait for its new road due to huge increases in the price of construction materials and fuel

Review of roads budget gets underway as construction inflation spikes

The review by Transport Infrastructure Ireland is seeking to determine ‘how much the current budget can deliver’, and how many projects can be progressed

National Broadband Ireland hit with financial penalties over delays

Multibillion-euro project has been subject to continuous delays and NBI has been sanctioned by government over some delays adjudged to have been within its control

The Big Interview: ‘We don’t pause any more when people ask us who we work for. We’re very proud of our work’ – Niall Gleeson, chief executive, Irish Water

The engineer expected a challenge when he took the top job in the controversial utility, but he has relished the ‘fantastic opportunity to modernise the water system’

Builders ‘downing tools’ on major road projects as construction prices soar

Industry representative warns backlog is growing as schemes are deferred, and says prices must be adjusted to ensure delivery

Shannon-Dublin water pipeline may not be built until at least 2031

The project, which will cost at least €1.3 billion to build, is considered critical to meeting the drinking water needs of a growing population in the greater Dublin region

‘It shouldn’t have taken a war’: Construction firms rebuke state amid inflationary pressures

Construction Industry Federation to tell politicians ‘no contractor in the world’ could withstand current price rises

Key projects in €165bn development plan at risk as inflation bites

Latest figures from the CSO show that the price of construction materials are up almost 20 per cent in the first quarter of this year, while builders say fixed pricing makes contracts commercially unattractive or unviable

NBI shelves plan to deliver Broadband Plan in five years

Company reverts to original seven-year deadline as politicians criticise delays, but executives predict rollout will ultimately be successful

National Broadband Plan failing to deliver value for money for taxpayer, report to say

Damning report from Public Accounts Committee to criticise several areas of NBP rollout

Consultancy firms paid €17m from state in rollout of National Broadband Plan

Between them, EY, William Fry and Analysys Mason have been paid around €16.5 million for consultancy works associated with the multibillion-euro project