Irish Examiner view: Will the Government's infrastructure plan cut through red tape for the better?

There are always potential issues with hasty legislation, while any hint of corners being cut should be strongly resisted

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris TD launching the 'Accelerating Infrastructure – Report and Action Plan' at Government Buildings. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

The Government’s plan to speed up major projects was unveiled on Wednesday and, as expected, one focus of the new plan will be restrictions on judicial reviews, which have long been blamed for the slow pace of infrastructure delivery.

The timing of the announcement could hardly have been bettered, given the detail on the new Europort project that was also shared.