A growing economy means increased need for office space, housing and infrastructure. Can Ireland meet that demand? The Ireland of 2016 is much transformed in infrastructure terms compared with the Ireland of the 1990s. However, much of that transformation, in areas such as transport and telecommunications, was achieved before the crisis and with the economy growing again, bottlenecks are affecting some public services. These are not unusual during an economic recovery, but with public investment set to remain constrained, relieving the pressure will be a challenge.
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