Five cities could lose out in national development plan, top officials warn
Government analysis shows they will only get 31 per cent of infrastructure funding despite being earmarked for 50 per cent of future population growth
The country’s five main cities may be losing out on their fair share of infrastructure to rural regions in the €116 billion national development plan, senior civil servants have warned.
The warning comes after a government analysis showed that Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford were only getting 31 per cent of the infrastructure funding despite being earmarked for 50 per cent of the future population growth.
In contrast, towns and villages and rural areas ...
