Will road projects speed up when the Greens are voted out?

If SF is looking to form a government without FF or FG, Greens will almost certainly be required to make up the numbers, even if they are down to three or four seats. So current government not returning does not necessarily mean Greens are out of the picture.

At this stage the next government will most likely be SF/FF, with or without other smaller left-wing parties to make up the numbers as needed. So, hyper-populist at its core. I doubt the Greens will be allowed to stand in the way of very popular policies like slashing carbon taxes and building new roads (two guaranteed vote-winners). The next election campaign will see a heavy focus on who can offer the greatest improvements in the cost of living and quality of life to Irish people, and a key part of that will be once again making energy cheaper and private car transport easier. If the Greens raise objections on climate commitments, then the election will effectively become a referendum on what should drive Irish policy - meeting climate commitments, or ensuring that Irish people can afford to keep their high standard of living. Environmental legislation and regulations can also be repealed as necessary to permit rapid development.

So, yes, hopefully the roads will start to move to construction much faster once the Greens are out.

No. The public face of the greens are their TDs. They are relatively harmless and have a relatively minor role in the green movement. The real problem comes from their unelected elements. The real power in the greens lies with An Taisce. They will continue to have an unfair quasi-veto over all development on this island. And their stormtroopers "The Friends of the Irish Environment" will object to everything in rural Ireland. Much needed infrastructure like the M20 and M24 are basically dead in the water.

Well funding for road projects is due to increase substantially from 2026 so road projects will/should speed up then, but that will have nothing to do with the Greens. Indeed the Greens partly created the plan to have road projects speed up under the next government.

You are right in saying most of the work is done with i would say less then 6 Motorways/ Type 2 dual carriageways to be completed but in saying that there is an awful amount of upgrades that need or should be done on the national secondary network

I can't wait till the Greens are voted out just to see who the country rednecks will blame for all their problems next

So we are rednecks for wanting a government to spend money and build infrastructure in rural towns and cities . A stupid take on things

The Green Party transport green paper is laughable….

it amounts to in the main… cycling and then just a load of lip service to other aspects of peoples transport needs….business transport needs..

Not every town , a few towns need a bypass even as it is without adding any more cars . Very hard to get people out of cars and to walk or cycle if it's full of traffic ,as they feel unsafe .