National Plan 'needs one person in charge'

The Government was urged today to appoint a person with executive responsibility to deliver the major infrastructure aspects of the new National Development Plan (NDP).

Small Firms Association chairwoman Angela Kennedy told 350 delegates at the body’s annual conference in Dublin that the state has spent more than €53bn since 2000 through the existing NDP yet roads, water, waste and environment management systems were still plagued by bottlenecks.