Bureaucracy in action
Sir, – We are constantly confronted by evidence of our abject failure to deliver public infrastructure projects on time, on budget or at all.
Exhibit A for the prosecution is probably the National Children’s Hospital. Honourable mention should be made of the Dublin Metro, the M50, offshore wind, upgrading the Cork to Limerick road and draining the Shannon. The big idea for the upgrade of the rail system comes with a mooted timeline of 2050.Seven months ago, Dublin City councillors decided to close to public access a lane in the city centre by erecting a few gates. Olivia Kelly reports on progress in this major undertaking .
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