Investment in infrastructure ‘essential’

IRELAND must continue to invest in infrastructure, education and research if the country is to reach its growth potential, the governor of the Central Bank advised yesterday.

John Hurley was speaking at a conference on The Transition to the Market Economy: Actual problems in the Economic and Financial Sectors.

“Investment in the capital stock, including infrastructure, in education and training and in research and development must continue if future growth potential is to be realised,” he said.