Dublin Chamber has today launched a new Infrastructure Projects Tracker, providing a clear, up-to-date snapshot of where key infrastructure projects stand in terms of planning, consent and delivery. The tracker highlights projects across public transport, water and wastewater that are critical to Dublin’s economic growth, housing delivery and long-term competitiveness, and shows how many remain stalled at early stages rather than progressing to construction.
Reliable infrastructure underpins everything from housing supply and labour mobility to investment decisions and business expansion. Yet too many strategically important projects in the Greater Dublin Area remain stuck in lengthy planning, consenting or pre-construction processes. The tracker has been developed to bring transparency to this challenge and to support more informed policy discussions about delivery timelines and bottlenecks.
Dublin Chamber will continue to call for urgent planning and consenting reform. While Ireland has no shortage of strategies or funding commitments, delays arising from permissions, judicial reviews and fragmented decision-making are preventing projects from moving off the page and into construction. For businesses, this translates into higher costs, reduced certainty and constrained growth.
Our priority is clear: delivery must become Government’s primary objective. Strategic infrastructure, whether in transport, water, energy or social infrastructure, must be treated as essential economic enablers. Once projects are identified as nationally or regionally critical, the system must be capable of progressing them efficiently, with the national interest prioritised.
The launch of the tracker aligns closely with the work of the Government’s Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce, established to identify barriers to delivery and recommend practical reforms. Dublin Chamber strongly supports the Taskforce’s Accelerating Infrastructure Action Plan and urges its swift and full implementation. We hope to see tangible progress on many of the key projects identified in this tracker through the delivery of the Action Plan.
We will update the tracker on an ongoing basis and use it as a practical tool in our engagement with Government, regulators and delivery agencies. By shining a light on where projects stand today, Dublin Chamber aims to support a shift in policy focus, from process to progress, and help ensure that critical infrastructure is delivered at the pace Dublin and Ireland need.
You can access our tracker here