Last week’s review of the €275bn NDP showed us that Government doesn’t know how to spend it

“Our hospitals are perpetually overcrowded, emergency departments are pushed to the brink, and ­treatment waiting lists are sky high. Photo: Getty

Delivery. That is what people want to see when it comes to infrastructure in Ireland.

For too long the story has been one of government ­inertia and a repeated failure to tackle a system that is far too slow, jammed by bottlenecks, and inefficient. You only have to look at the debacle ­surrounding the National Children’s Hospital and MetroLink to see the results.