Budget 2026: Infrastructure funding is here – but a “radical overhaul” is needed to spend it
Budget day started with an arm of the State seeking advice on how to spend €9.5 billion. On Tuesday morning, Transport Infrastructure Ireland published an update to its M500 procurement package for Dublin’s MetroLink. This will be the contract to award a public-private partnership with a consortium capable of designing, building, financing and operating the project’s rail system. The tendering process for this part of the works, provisionally estimated to cost €9.5 billion, is now at the “market sounding questionnaire” stage. Among the questions TII asked prospective bidders, the final one stands out: “The MetroLink team is aware of the…
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