Ibec calls for additional €70bn spend on vital infrastructure
(WorldNews Business)

Employers` group Ibec is calling for a major overhaul of the State`s National Development Plan (NDP) and an additional €70 billion in spending on key infrastructural projects. Ibec also called to the acceleration of key projects such as the Dart expansion plan and the Metro North transport projects in Dublin, where transport congestion is particularly bad. In a submission to the midterm review of the plan, Ibec said the Government must seize the “unprecedented wealth-generating capacity” of the Irish economy to “deliver an ambitious programme of...