We don't want to say Project Ireland 2040 covers "life, the
universe and everything", but it definitely comes close.
If you have been left scratching your head as to
why Leo Varadkar's cabinet has gone west to Sligo under the banner of Project
Ireland 2040, you're not alone. Since the talks will be affecting how we all
live and work in twenty years time, however, it's best we break it down so the
future isn't as shocking as it already is.
Project Ireland 2040 comprises of a 10
year €116 billion capital investment plan and a new National Planning
Framework, which is a future strategy document that will break down how the
government intends to tackle the growth of Ireland's population.
This is necessary since Ireland's population will
grow by a further estimated million over the course of the next two decades. In
turn, this means approximately 550,000 new houses are going to be required on
top of a further 660,000 jobs.
It is a shocking likelihood, which is going to
necessitate a solid long-term capital spending plan that reaches into all wakes
of life, from school and housing to transport, infrastructure and healthcare.
And sure, nobody likes to think about the future
too much, especially when told that you have to do it all on a single day, but
since the International Monetary Fund have been advising we finally get it done
in their 2017 report, it looks as if today is the big day.
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