Government criticised over infrastructure delays

ALTHOUGH the Government’s central promise to establish a Department of Transport has been fulfilled, criticism of its infrastructure and traffic plans has been rife in recent months.

In its manifesto, the Government promised "an integrated transport policy, designed as far as possible to overcome existing delays, bottlenecks and congestion, and to provide alternative choice by alternative modes of transport".

But in reaction to yesterday's progress report, Labour leader Pat Rabbitte accused the Government of worrying far too much about PR-based reports than actually getting their election promises fulfilled.