'Systemic barriers' to project delivery threaten success of National Development Plan

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Michael McGrath and Environment and Transport Minister Eamon Ryan at the launch of the National Development Plan at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, on Monday. Picture: Julien Behal

The National Development Plan will only work if certain "systemic barriers" to project delivery are removed, the construction industry has warned.

Construction Industry Federation director general Tom Parlon said the NDP could only transform Irish society if these blockages in the State’s infrastructure and housing delivery systems were tackled.