There’s been a lot of talk about Infrastructure this week in the budget.  The IMF says our physical infrastructure lags 31% behind competitor nations and that’s why the government says it’ll be spending €275bn on it over the next 10 years.  But there’s also a huge risk of wastage or cost inflation as too much money chases limited capacity. 

Turnua builds and designs critical telecoms and pharmaceutical facilities and its founder is David Cox who joined Joe this morning.

Irish house prices rose nationwide by around 8% last year amid rising real wages and very limited supply of homes.  Now the latest myHome.ie survey says that asking prices have moderated slightly and have risen by 5.7% 

But affordability is becoming a major issue with the average price of a property coming in at 8 times the average salary.  And shockingly a fifth of properties are now selling for 20% above the asking price. All to discuss with Conall MacCoille compiles the MyHome.ie house price survey.   

Joe Lynam takes a look at today's business news headlines.

So we know what the government will spend our money on next year.  Some groups will be happy but most ordinary taxpayers won't be any better off despite the government sitting on a surplus of €10bn.  The budget was though targeted at companies at entrepreneurs at investors and as such was right up the Breakfast Business street.

Joining Joe to break down what is means for companies large and small is Doone O'Doherty, Workforce Tax partner, PwC and Harry Harrison, tax partner, PwC.

Wednesday's business headlines along with Joe Lynam.

So we heard from Colm about the macro picture and what we might expect later today from the government but what should small businesses expect and what do they need?  

Joe asked David Broderick the Chief Executive of the Small Firms Association. 

Soon today Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe will rise to his feet in the Dail and let us know what the government intends to spend your money on next year and how much of that money he will take away or give back to taxpayers. But we should probably expect a lot of money to be allocated to fix Ireland’s severely out of date national infrastructure.  But what else should we expect?   All to discuss with Colm O’Callaghan is a tax partner with Pwc.

Today's business new headlines with Joe Lynam.

Leonie Maccann from Irish Life Investment Mgt joined Joe to run through Monday's business news headlines.

The  Foresight Group is a private equity group which invests in Irish infrastructure and especially in the renewable energy space. They are currently building an interconnector cable between Dublin and Wales and a pumped storage hydroelectric plant in an old mine in Tipperary. But they still face the headache of planning and delays before these huge projects come on stream.  All to discuss with the country Lead for Ireland at Foresight Group Barclay Clibborn.