Taxpayers want value for money

RAPIDLY running out of money and plagued

Therefore, any formula calculated to make the country’s road building programme more effective warrants serious consideration.

That certainly applies to Transport Minister Seamus Brennan’s plan to lure foreign companies to tender for contracts here. While this approach may prove unpopular with Irish firms, it will be welcomed by taxpayers who are certainly not getting value for money invested in the country’s road networks.