Irish Infrastructure Chief Criticizes 'Pennywise and Billions Foolish' State Approach, Calls for Rollback of Environmental Legislation

Sean O’Driscoll, Ireland's infrastructure chief, has criticized the State's historic approach to large projects as 'pennywise and billions foolish,' arguing that climate legislation, while well-intentioned, has empowered objectors. He further called for action to roll back 'gold-plated' environmental legislation, suggesting laws exempting key projects from national climate goals should be followed by moves to curtail environmental screening.