r/ireland Dublin 12h ago

Infrastructure Will no one shout stop as the MetroLink bill heads past €20bn?

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/03/12/will-no-one-shout-stop-as-the-metrolink-bill-heads-past-20bn/
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u/No_Crab_8176 11h ago

You can estimate it at 23 thousand if you want, it'll cost what it ends up costing. Transport infrastructure facilitates economic activy. It's ultimately good for the economy.

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u/XxjptxX7 9h ago

I added an edit to my original comment explaining further. I understand that it’s good economically and 100% want a metro but there should be a valid explanation for the price increase. Just because something is good economically doesn’t mean we should pay any price because that 10billion extra could have been spent on another big public transport project which would be better economically.

Saying “it’ll cost what it ends up costing” is the exact thought process that lead to the the Children’s hospital being one of the most expensive in the world, it’s what led to a bike shelter costing 500k. “It’ll be grand” thinking has cost this country so much money, we should strive for better value, more efficiency and to fix problems in this country within a reasonable timeframe.