Stripe co-founder John Collison argued that too many regulators, government departments, public agencies and non-governmental organisations had placed too many constraints on large-scale infrastructure projects. Photograph: Alan Betson
Billionaire tech founder John Collison’s comments on Ireland’s lethargic development of housing and infrastructure are “food for thought” for the Department of the Taoiseach.
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has said Government infrastructure reforms will focus on “much” of the issues raised by Mr Collison, while a spokesman for Micheál Martin agreed with the Stripe founder on his comments about the slow pace of big projects.
In an essay Mr Collison wrote
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