CIF: Dublin is taking too much of €6.1bn State spend on major projects

The Dublin region is gobbling up too much of the €6.1bn the Government is currently spending on major capital projects at the expense of economic activity in other regions, according to the business group for the construction industry.

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) says that unbalanced growth and spending will harm the economy across the island at a time when many experts predict that rural and border areas have the most to fear from a hard Brexit.

It also wants the Government to look again at the “business as usual” economic model and instead promote Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford as a region for technology, pharma, and biotechnology industries.