- Infrastructure in Ireland
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The Irish Government’s National Development Plan will see expenditure of €52 by 2006 in major public infrastructure projects such as investment in roads, public transport, water and waste services and childcare. Internal and international transport services are well developed with daily direct flights out of three major airports to major European and US locations.
Investment of US$5 billion in a new state of the art telecommunications network means Ireland offers highly efficient and low cost telecommunication service with diverse fibre optic connections on all major European routes.
Features include an intercontinental billing service designed for companies with international call centres which provides a toll free capability from Ireland to Europe and the United States. Ireland offers the lowest cost in Europe for inbound international toll-free services when discounts for volume users are taken into account.
Over 80 international shipping lines operate out of Ireland’s commercial seaports with regular LO/LO and RO/RO sailings to the UK, USA, and Continental Europe. Ireland's transport infrastructure is geared towards offering fast, efficient and cost effective access to international markets. With exports accounting for three quarters of national output, Ireland has had to develop a highly efficient distribution network which makes the rest of Europe accessible within hours.
The success of Ireland as an investment location has been founded on the consistently positive approach of Irish governments to the development of businesses. This approach has ensured a well developed infrastructure with world-wide support services - from banking and trade finance to efficient transport logistics and sophisticated telecommunications. Ireland has a very well developed, regulated and sophisticated banking and financial services infrastructure experienced in handling the requirements of overseas companies.