Infrastructure
Infrastructure problems ahead with rising population and labour shortage, ESRI warns
Think tank says government may have underestimated future needs in areas like housing and energy in the National Development Plan
The Irish government “faces a dilemma” on major infrastructure projects as it faces challenges such as labour shortages and a rising population, a report has said.
New research by think-tank the ESRI, funded by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, examined the government’s flagship National Development Plan.
While examining any new factors that had emerged since 2021 and how projects could be prioritised, it found that “the earlier level of ...