CIF chief urges swift NDP completion

THE Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has called on the Government to press ahead with the National Development Plan (NDP) and see it through to completion at the earliest opportunity.

CIF director general Liam Kelleher, commenting on the submission, said construction inflation should not be used by government for neglecting its commitment to the NDP. He said the Government grossly underestimated the cost of the roads under the NDP by about €9 billion.

It was up at €5.6bn and revised subsequently by the NRA to €15bn, but when the full programme was to hand, and there were additions, it was forced to dramatically revise the costs, Mr Kelleher said.