Ireland 2040 process leaves an uneasy feeling
The National Planning Framework has an urgency about it, but taking time to listen carefully to the people and the experts is more important
This week, over 600 people were on trolleys in hospitals and the shortage of suitable housing at several different levels continues. Whatever else we can say about these two problems, poor planning has contributed to both and continues to plague both.
Planning a route out of chaos is infinitely more difficult than planning from scratch, which is, ostensibly what the National Planning Framework promisedwhen launched by former Taoiseach Enda Kenny. He went as ...
