With final approval expected tonight, the Irish Examiner has confirmed many of the major elements in the deal, which has taken more than five weeks of intensive negotiations to finalise. * The Greens have secured a deal which will ensure all future capital investment split on a 2:1 basis in favour of public transport over roads. “In relation to new transport infrastructure, the Government is committed to a 2:1 ratio of expenditure between new public transport infrastructure and new roads over its lifetime. In the event of an under-spend on roads, this will not impact on public transport spending,” the document states. * There will be a “supercharging” of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, a greater push for affordable and social housing as well as a referendum on the right to housing.

Source: Irish Examiner June 14, 2020 18:52 UTC