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20/10/2021 by

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Ireland

Country context

  • GDP per capita: 108 312 USD (2021)
  • Government debt: 71.6% of GDP (2021)
  • Population: 5 million (2020)
  • General Government Investment: 6.1% of GFCF (2020)
  • Subnational direct investment: 18.7% of general government (2019)
  • Infrastructure quality: 77/100 (2020)
  • Internet access: 97.5% of all households (2021)
  • Air and GHG emissions: 6.4t CO2 emissions/capita (2020)
  • Energy Transition Index: 69/100 (2021)

Source: OECD and World Economic Forum

Ireland data

Long-term strategic vision for infrastructure

Fiscal sustainability, affordability, and value for money

Efficient and effective public procurement

Consistency of country performance in each pillar

Good infrastructure governance requires improvements across different dimensions. Preferably, countries should make progress in all dimensions involved in each of the pillars. Consistency is measured using the coefficient of variation; pay particular attention to pillars with low consistency as they may require more nuanced analysis.

  • Low
  • High

Country case studies

  • Waterford Greenway
  • Public Spending Code
  • National Development Plan 2021-2030
  • Luas Cross City

Related publications

  • Strengthening Environmental Considerations in Public Investment Management in Ireland (Forthcoming)
  • Budgeting and Public Expenditures in OECD Countries (2019)
  • The Public Spending Code
  • Ireland – Public Investment Management Assessment, IMF Technical Assistant Report (2017)
  • Fostering Effective Energy Transition, World Economic Forum (2021)
  • ITF Transport Outlook 2021

Links to useful data

  • 2020 OECD Governance of Infrastructure Dataset
  • 2018 OECD Governance of Capital Budgeting and Infrastructure Dataset
  • Ireland – Country Overview, InfraCompass, Global Infrastructure Hub
  • Country profile of Ireland, OECD

Relevant public institutions

  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
  • Department of Transport
  • Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
  • Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

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