Minister of State Marian Harkin, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers at the launch of Accelerating Infrastructure - Report and Action Plan. Photograph: Brian LawlessThe Government expects legal challenges to its plan to make it more difficult to take court actions over infrastructure projects. It published a report on Wednesday outlining its plan to accelerate the building of vital infrastructure and housing, which includes proposals to limit legal challenges such as judicial reviews that delay projects. The new action plan contains 30 different measures designed to reduce the cost and time it takes to build big projects in Ireland. Asked if he felt it had been easy for some State agencies to “shirk” their responsibilities to deliver big infrastructure projects, the Taoiseach said: “In some instances, yes.

Source: The Irish Times December 04, 2025 04:40 UTC