Opinion Daniel McConnell: Why a minister for infrastructure delivery is not only desirable but vital It is not acceptable that whopper transport, medical and energy projects have to take in excess of 10 years and more likely double that from gestation to delivery
Infrastructure Donohoe rebuffs UK proposal for Irish infrastructure commissionMinister said that Ireland has its own structures in place to advise the delivery of long-term infrastructure projects
Infrastructure Slow delivery of NDP ‘real problem’ for competitivenessFrances Ruane, chair of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council Ireland, warned the country was ‘nowhere near’ delivering its infrastructure ambitions on time
Economy State capital spending to surge to record €43bn over next three yearsNew figures reveal the real impact of newly agreed infrastructure budgets and who the big winners are
Politics Analysis: Inside the secretive budget meetings for the National Development PlanMinisters are keeping a disciplined silence about the ongoing negotiaions for billions in capital spending
Business Post's View Editorial: Much to be done to salvage Ireland’s woeful record on delivering major projects For the past decade, at least, successive governments have persistently misunderstood the nature and scale of the housing shortage
Economy Concerns mount over ‘huge holes’ in budgets as NDP talks set to beginIrish Fiscal Advisory Council warns €19 billion shortfall in government’s capital budget could force projects to be delayed or axed
The Big Interview ‘If the government started talking to us, we could save a lot of money for the state’ – Niall Byrne, NMB ArchitectsThe specialised firm has more than 30 years’ experience designing industrial and commercial projects for pharmaceutical, medical device and high-tech clients
Health HSE must open National Maternity Hospital to bids before due date can be confirmed - report Latest government infrastructure update says HSE must put project on tender before the end of this year
Economy Ibec calls for new €30bn infrastructure fund as part of pre-budget submissionThe employer’s representative body said the government needed to increase spending on infrastructure to tackle the “systemic congestion” in the economy right now
Infrastructure Construction firms warn government the sector is becoming ‘uninsurable’ Construction Industry Council claims 100 per cent damages law threaten firms’ ability to deliver housing and transport projects key to the state’s €165 billion National Development Plan
Infrastructure Eased infrastructure spending rules will ensure €12.5bn capital budget is spent, Donohoe saysMinister for Public Expenditure has secured cabinet approval to cut the number of approval stages for major developments as part of plan to speed up delivery of schools, hospitals and roads
Politics Infrastructure spending rules to change to speed up delivery of projects Paschal Donohoe also wants to reduce bureaucracy in public projects including the use of private sector consultants for assessments
Infrastructure Snowballing costs of current state projects ‘could scupper future NDP plans’ The Office of Government Procurement has warned that public works yet to be tendered for could be jeopardised by inflation-driven cost overruns in the present
Infrastructure Review of roads budget gets underway as construction inflation spikesThe review by Transport Infrastructure Ireland is seeking to determine ‘how much the current budget can deliver’, and how many projects can be progressed
Key projects in €165bn development plan at risk as inflation bitesLatest 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
Retrofitting scheme will be a ‘step change’ in tackling climate crisisGovernment says some 500,000 homes will be upgraded
Revealed: Key details from the National Development Plan The multi-billion euro plan is due to be launched this afternoon — here is what will be in the 180-page document which will set out the state’s infrastructure spending up to 2030
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
FG fears new environmental test for proposed roads could ‘strangle’ projectsFine Gael believes 42 road projects in National Development Plan are protected from being axed or delayed under the Transport Minister’s assessment process