Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

Role of Private Sector Construction Industry in Delivering High-Quality National Infrastructure: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Liam Kenny:

We work for a number of developers and for the Land Development Agency. Let me go back one step. The Deputy referred to infrastructure. We recently delivered Rosslare Europort, which a Brexit adjustment reserve fund project funded by the EU. It was a very positive experience. It was built utilising the public works contract, which we have all discussed here, but there was a willingness and a can-do attitude adopted by the OPW to get it done when the funding was available. It happened. There is a lot to be said for willingness and a can-do attitude. Using available funding within a certain period definitely pushes the building of infrastructure and residential accommodation.

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