'Value for money' needed to address Ireland's infrastructure deficits, says fiscal watchdog 

New report found that Ireland's planning and objection system remains one of the 'biggest barriers' to delivering infrastructure projects

Ifac said reforms to the system will be "essential" to addressing Ireland's infrastructure deficits, adding that "time will tell if the new Planning and Development Act will bear fruit."

Ireland's planning and objections systems remains one of the biggest barriers to delivering infrastructure, Ireland's fiscal watchdog has said, with more value for money needed to address infrastructure deficits. 

In a new report by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac), it noted that housing remains a "big challenge", with Ireland having a historically low level of infrastructure.