An interesting comment was uttered by Noel Dempsey (when speaking about Transport initiatives) who suggested that just because we are in recession and that that fact in itself would skew 'demographics' downward from the trend of recent years and possibly into the future, its no reason for us not to continue to plan for that same future and push forward with our ambitious Transport plans.
I was struck by the fact that the assertions from his cabinet colleagues as well the CIF with regard to the need for
amount of new builds per year has been based on the
upward demographic trend which we have read about so often on the PIN.
It seems the right hand in the form of Minister Dempsey doesnt know what the left is at...
