International Protection Up to 50,000 asylum seekers to need housing by 2026, memo warnsDocuments obtained by the Business Post reveal how Department of Integration secretary general warned of ‘no sufficient pipeline of accommodation’ to resolve very serious shortfall
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
Economy Cabinet signs off on extra €2.25bn in capital spendingTransport, health and education are set to be the biggest beneficiaries of additional funding to the National Development Plan
Infrastructure Ministers push for more funding to cover NDP inflationSignificant shortfalls have emerged in capital budgets but filling them could cause further inflation
Politics Cost of transport infrastructure plan pushes past €100bnEamon Ryan said that inflation has added €30 billion to planned road and rail developments
Inflation ‘Majority’ of state capital projects will go ahead despite inflation funding gap - DonohoeThe National Development Plan committed €160 billion to 2030 for major state projects, but inflation has left the plan underfunded
Infrastructure Government to review spending rules as concern mounts over delayed projectsLengthy checks and balances are being blamed by ministers for slowing down large public infrastructure projects costing over €100 million
Infrastructure Government to access €400m of unspent capital for NDP projectsPublic 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 prioritiseInflationary pressures could scupper a large chunk of the National Development Plan’s €165 billion agenda, putting Ireland’s future prosperity and competitiveness at risk
inflation Builders ‘downing tools’ on major road projects as construction prices soarIndustry representative warns backlog is growing as schemes are deferred, and says prices must be adjusted to ensure delivery
Donohoe warns no more can be done to offset inflation impactPublishing the government’s stability programme update last week, the finance minister said that its €1 billion package was as far as the state could go to buffer the effects of rising prices
McGrath: N/M20 road project ‘critical’ for Cork and Limerick to challenge Dublin dominanceEamon Ryan, the Minister for Transport, has declined to give a guarantee that the road will be built
Tensions mount as government parties split over road projects in €165bn NDPFF and FG claim victory over Greens after getting high number of road projects carried over into the plan
Climate and housing to receive majority of extra NDP fundingApproval of new projects will depend on whether they help or hinder new green commitments
Editorial: Standing still on infrastructure is simply not an optionThe upcoming review of the National Development Plan is a chance for us to take stock of the country’s creaking infrastructure