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Longford-Westmeath TD To Brief Cabinet On Tariff Fallout

Tuesday, 29 July 2025 07:15

Large scale projects are taking three to five years longer to be approved.

Cabinet Ministers will be updated on the expected impact of US tariffs this morning.

Enterprise Minister and Longford-Westmeath TD Peter Burke will brief colleagues on the fallout of the 15% tariffs and what areas are likely to be most impacted.

Meanwhile Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers will bring forward a report about the barriers to the delivery of infrastructure projects.

The Minister will tell Cabinet large scale projects are taking three to five years longer to be approved than they should be, because of the impact and threat of judicial review processes.

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