{"id":13165,"date":"2025-07-22T13:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T12:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=13165"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T12:57:24","slug":"national-development-plan-so-vague-it-doesnt-rise-to-the-level-of-wish-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/national-development-plan-so-vague-it-doesnt-rise-to-the-level-of-wish-list\/","title":{"rendered":"National Development Plan so vague it doesn&#8217;t rise to the level of wish list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The government\u2019s 10-year development plan comprises just 49 pages which seek to bamboozle with the budget\u00a0to disguise the paucity of both commitments and detail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Development Plan announced today is so vague it doesn\u2019t even rise to the level of wish list, according to Social Democrats public expenditure and reform spokesperson Cian O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe National Development Plan was announced today with great fanfare and pledges from the Taoiseach and T\u00e1naiste that it would transform the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, these promises ring hollow \u2013 given they are a carbon copy of assurances that were made in 2021, when the last NDP was launched.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the time, the Social Democrats warned that plan, which ran to 184 pages, was nothing more than a wish list \u2013 which lacked detail in relation to costings, delivery times and priorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we have a plan so vague it doesn\u2019t even rise to the level of wish list. Instead, the government\u2019s 10-year development plan comprises just 49 pages which seek to bamboozle with the budget to disguise the paucity of both commitments and detail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is no way to run a country \u2013 or plan for the future \u2013 and there is no indication that the government has any answers to key questions. Namely, how to stop wasting money and deliver key projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last government committed to transforming our housing and infrastructure during its term. Instead, housing delivery has stalled; our energy and water infrastructure is crumbling and no large public transport projects have been delivered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe failure to implement plans, and deliver infrastructure projects, is having a massively negative impact on people all over the country, many of whom are unable to afford a home or do not have access to reliable and fast public transport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also poses serious threats to our economy, at a time of great international volatility, particularly given water and energy capacity are on a knife\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIreland is a country with huge resources and enormous potential. The least people should expect of the government is that it can invest their money wisely and name, and deliver, critical infrastructure projects that are essential to support people and economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegrettably, the record of this government is one of broken promises, wasted money and missed targets. 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