Uisce Éireann To Submit €6b Water Project Plan

Parteen River Shannon Aerial

The project is designed to safeguard the drinking water supply for nearly half of Ireland’s population.

Uisce Éireann is lodging a major planning application next week for the Water Supply Project Eastern & Midlands Region.

The submission to An Coimisiún Pleanála includes more than 500 documents and a Compulsory Purchase Order for one of the largest infrastructure schemes in the history of the State.

The project aims to secure drinking water for up to 50% of Ireland’s population.

Costing up to €5.96 billion, construction could begin in 2028 and take five years to complete.

Water will be drawn from the Parteen Basin and delivered via a 170km pipeline to Dublin, supporting housing, economic growth and climate resilience. 

Gary Gibson, Senior Programme Manager at Uisce Éireann, explains how the water supply 'spine' will work:

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