Investors can deliver ‘shovel-ready’ road and rail projects

The Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) held an annual briefing last week, says Joe Gill.

At it the chief executive of the NTMA, which has overall responsibility for ISIF, argued the case for a much greater level of public-private partnerships (PPPs). His logic was simple and compelling.

The costs of PPPs are at record lows thanks to continued quantitative easing policies internationally.