Businesses in the capital criticise pace of infrastructure delivery

Dublin Chamber said population projections outlined in the National Planning Framework have in the past underestimated growth in Dublin, which has led to underinvestment and a lack of urgency in major infrastructure projects. File picture: MAXPIX 

Dublin is being held up by the delivery of key infrastructure with almost half of businesses in the capital dissatisfied with the pace of delivery of water, wastewater, energy grid, public transport, and housing.

Publishing their third quarter survey of its members Dublin Chamber said projects such as Metro, Dart, the Eastern and Midlands Water Supply Project, and the Greater Dublin Drainage Scheme are still stuck in the early stages of the planning process, with completion dates forecast well into the 2030s and beyond.