Infrastructure projects slashed for 2010 [thepost.ie]
- Published: 13 December 2009
The country will see few large infrastructure projects start next year as almost €1 billion was shaved off the capital spend in last week’s budget.
The exchequer capital programme will be €6.445 billion next year, nearly 12 per cent less than the amount invested in 2009. The government has also indicated that it will invest €5.5 billion up to 2016 in major National Development Plan (NDP) projects. New roads and rail lines, hospitals and schools are likely to take up a sizeable chunk of these funds.
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