The 49 page 2025 National Development Plan Review, which sets out departmental capital ceilings up to 2030 and overall capital investment to 2035 was published yesterday.
The National Development Plan can be read in full here.
Having briefly glanced through this document; to most people, I expect it will read like something a political party would publish having left office, in the hope of gaining re-election.
With Tipperary Co. Council unable to even fill a pothole in Thurles presently, residents of the town had, perhaps somewhat naively, expected some mention of funding for the long promised “Ring Road for Thurles”, but alas, once again the silence remains deafening.
One glimmer of hope perhaps, now stated in this National Development Plan review, states: “Over the coming months, individual Ministers will set out their priority programmes and projects within their capital allocations.
A clear focus will be on providing greater certainty on the projects and programmes that will advance and get delivered in the next five years, with realistic timelines and budgets. The development of project pipelines will assist the construction in planning and capacity over the coming years.”
Are we to take it that this long sought after “Ring Road” could be delivered within the next 20 years, given the present poor quality political representation currently available in the town?
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