Rural areas ‘overlooked’ for capital plan projects

Government TDs in rural constituencies are set to hit out at the €100bn 10-year capital plan and planning framework today, amid concerns their own areas are being ignored for new projects.

A number of backbench Fine Gael TDs said they are likely to raise the issue at a behind-closed-doors Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting at Leinster House this afternoon in a bid to ensure their constituencies are not left behind.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy will tell Fine Gael colleagues the Government will publish a €100bn capital plan this month, outlining which infrastructure projects will be prioritised.