To say that the first-ever National Infrastructure Summit came at a crucial time would be an understatement.
During it, he mentioned its projects and programmes trackers providing details for over 320 projects and 140 programmes, with almost 100 projects going for more than €50 million as of the first quarter of this year. Previous Next Quickly following was the first panel discussion of the day focusing on the broader landscape, and the challenges in delivering infrastructure in a world impacted by Brexit, Covid, and the war in Ukraine.
“We need to refocus and redouble the original mandate of the planning framework, which is to support regional investment and development across all regions through the enabling of investment,” she said. This included Caoimhe Donnelly, CSO for CIE; Janet Lynch, circular and bioeconomy for Arup; Michael Mahon, chief infrastructure officer for Eirgrid; and Peter Walsh, chief executive for Transport Infrastructure Ireland .
“We need to work with industry and the private sector and incentivise innovation and risk-taking,” he stated. “We need people to be able to make profits and that their endeavours are rewarded.”Once the morning coffee break was done and dusted, it was onto international projects starting with London. Eleni Harlan, managing consultant for Transport for London, spoke about how it approached its infrastructure projects.
Leading into this was Anne Marie O’Connor, deputy regulator for the Office of the Planning Regulator, who talked about the importance of investing in strong strategic spatial planning to ensure the delivery of critical infrastructure. When asked what key point the audience should take away from this discussion, Ruiz Rivadeneira stressed the importance of having informed talks early.
The penultimate talk was on delivering Uisce Éireann’s Capital Investment Plan, where Brian Sheehan, infrastructure delivery director for Uisce Éireann, spoke about how it aligns with the NDP.
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