Energy and engineering infrastructure in need of ‘significant investment’

IRELAND’s energy and engineering infrastructure needs “significant investment” and “better maintenance” inside five years, according to a new report.

The State of Ireland: A Review of Infrastructure in Ireland — undertaken by industry representative body Engineers Ireland — said that while our energy infrastructure has served the country well and “is currently of an acceptable standard”, the areas of transport, water, waste and communications need a major overhaul in both spend and maintenance between now and 2016.

Launching the report yesterday, Environment Minister Phil Hogan said it was “timely” in providing a view on the status of infrastructure in key areas.