We must link infrastructure and growth industries

Over the past 10 years, Ireland has engaged in a huge investment programme around our infrastructure.

Roads, ports and airports have been the recipients of major capital spending programmes that have created a first-world set of assets capable of supporting the long-term development of the economy.

Unfortunately, some of these facilities have come with associated debt burdens that make the operation of these assets relatively expensive. Decoupling that debt from the underlying asset is now a key challenge for strategists in Irish political and economic circles.