Paul Hosford: The Government says it’s not them — it’s us. But is that really why nothing gets built?

Record NDP funding promises transformation, yet transport and housing projects continue to drift as political choices and systemic delays collide

An artist’s impression of Dublin’s Metrolink project. The sectoral plan for the Department of Transport was announced as news broke that 19 residents living near the proposed Metrolink terminus at Charlemont St had sought a judicial review of the project.

Back in July, when the Government announced the revised National Development Plan, I was somewhat disappointed.

You see, as a veteran of hundreds of government announcements in my time in journalism, I have become something of a fan of CGI images of things that would probably never be built. It helps one imagine what could have been or might be.