Elaine Loughlin: National Development Plan numbers simply don't add up

The National Development Plan is jam-packed full of aspirations and wishful thinking, however, it is scant on costings, details or timelines

Revised plan exactly the type of document the Government loves, providing ministers with big overarching statements which make good soundbites but which doesn't actually tie them down to achieving much. Picture: Julien Behal

The National Development Plan reads like one of those school essays entitled 'What I would do if I won the Euromillions'.

The revised plan is jam-packed full of aspirations and wishful thinking – although the Taoiseach was keen to stress it is not simply a wish list – however, it is scant on costings, details or timelines.