Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

2:00 am

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

That is important too. We have committees here that will rightly scrutinise everything but if we are proactive and delivery is the number one priority, that means we have to rebalance risk in how we make decisions and how quickly people make decisions. We have to support people in doing that in key positions of influence. Otherwise, we will have continued endless process which ultimately will not achieve quicker timelines. That is an element of it. However, it is clear in the report we published that risk aversion is an issue. The housing activation office will be important for timelines. We have now fully funded the key utilities. Having key performance indicators and ensuring the shareholder letter of expectation that is issued to respective commercial State bodies that they must perform with funding is important as well. Obviously, as the shareholder, we need to demand that. To the Deputy's point, this is discussed and has been discussed. It is referenced in the report as well.

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