Infrastructure

It is staggering to learn how our elected custodians have squandered away so much over the last decade. Where was the leadership, the vision, the clarity so desperately needed during the years of the Celtic Tiger? Who was held accountable for this mismanagement? What was the opposition doing to allow this to happen? Everything and everyone has evolved during the Celtic Tiger with the exception of our politicians and our political system. The National Development Plan and the National Spatial Strategy are well on their way to joining the other great Irish literary works of art given their complete disconnect with reality.

The Port Tunnel, Luas, the M50, the West Link, the second terminal at Dublin airport, the redevelopment of Landsdowne Road, the Bertie Bowl ..... the list goes on and on ..... 'everyone's friend and nobody's leader' has spawned the current culture of indecision within Ireland. Given the Irish peoples success in organizing and hosting the 2003 Special Olympics we now know that it is possible to complete a major project within Ireland to budget and in a timely manner. Let Livable Ireland know your views and ideas on what is wrong with the current process and how things maybe done better.