The Government is facing into three days of Dáil questioning on its Ireland 2040 plan unveiled on Friday.

The Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has described the launch of the National Development Plan as a "cynical measure".

The idea of completing the Dublin Metro by 2027 has been labelled as "farcical" by one Fianna Fáil TD.

Fianna Fail wants the Government to deliver on proper transport for Dublin instead of just making announcements.

Perhaps in their efforts to unveil an overarching, big-picture plan of what Ireland will be like in 20 years time, Government simply overlooked the finer points of the here and now, writes Elaine Loughlin.

In its last hurrah the Citizens’ Assembly will examine fixed-term parliaments, writes Elaine Loughlin.

A new national planning framework (NPF) was launched yesterday with considerable chutzpah.

The Government’s grand plan for the future of the country has been branded little more than a “marketing exercise” with most of its promises and a third of its funding previously announced.

The opposition has branded the Government’s Project Ireland 2040 plan as little more than a “marketing exercise” for 179 “repackaged” projects that is simply designed to bulletproof the coalition from any general election backlash.

A leading think-tank has warned the Government’s plans could potentially add too much fuel to the economy and lead to another bust.

Planners have questioned the validity of the Government’s Project Ireland 2040 plan, saying while its promises are welcome, it appears to be focussed on politics instead of focussed on reforms.

The gulf in planned development between Cork and Kerry is highlighted by the number of mentions each county gets in both the national development plan (NDP) and the longer term Project Ireland 2040.

It is one of the most significant projects to be undertaken in the State, yet the Cork events centre only gets a mention in Project Ireland 2040.

Under Project Ireland 2040, the Taoiseach is promising to restart projects that were stalled during the recession.

We've got the reaction as it comes in, after the Government today unveiled the National Development Plan, billed as Project Ireland 2040.

Leo Varadkar and the Government have launched a €116bn plan to prepare Ireland for the future following a special Cabinet meeting at the Institute of Technology in Sligo.

Latest: The Cabinet has been meeting in Sligo this morning as it prepares to unveil its investment plans for the country for the next 25 years.

The Government’s ambitious plan to transform the country is great in theory but rural Ireland must not be forgotten, writes Elaine O’Loughlin.