Fergus Finlay: Invest €1bn in solar, build rail, and be a government that leads
Our present Government is getting closer and closer to an election in which it will be attacked every day for its failure to address the quality of life issues that beset us.
Over many years, successive Irish governments have given lip service to the idea of a western rail corridor. Picture: David Creedon
I wrote about proceduralism last week. It’s a phenomenon that ties democratic governments up in knots. So many rules and regulations, all enshrined in law or best practice, that are supposed to prevent mistakes or waste or corruption, but also result in a complete inability to get things done.
When he spoke to a joint session of the Houses of the Oireachtas just over 60 years ago in 1963, John F Kennedy referred to Ireland as “an extraordinary country”.
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