Recent Government move to accelerate infrastructure development has opened up the possibility of combining the S2S in South Dublin Bay with major Infrastructure projects and other local objectives that should command the support of all stakeholders.  The proposal arises from the publication of the study of why it takes longer in Ireland to complete major infrastructural projects compared to other European countries.  Many of the reasons that were identified are also those that have prevented the construction of the S2S.  Among the major deficiencies in the current system are the failure of major agencies to work together and the failure of all agencies to take account of the community interest.  Action on these issues could radically change the context in which the S2S has been treated in the past.

In response to this development S2S has updated its previously published proposals to show how the S2S can be the catalyst for integrating all of the objectives into one coordinated project and how that could benefit all stakeholders.  See S2S proposal Feb 2026 here