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Priority Areas List

Updated November 2026

Local AuthorityWastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) nameCurrent Project Stage
CarlowTullow WWTPCapital Works - Works Complete
CavanBailieborough WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
CavanBallyconnell (Cavan) WWTPCapital Works - Complete
CavanBlacklion WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
CavanKingscourt WWTPNon Capital Works - Actions on-going
CavanMullagh WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
ClareKilkee WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
ClareBallyvaughan WWTPCapital Works - Stage 4
ClareKilmihill WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
ClareLahinch WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
CorkBallydesmond WWTPCapital Works - Stage 4
CorkCastletownroche WWTPNon Capital Works - Works Complete
CorkClonakilty WWTPNon Capital Works - Actions on-going
CorkCloyne WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
CorkFermoy WWTPCapital Works - Work Complete
Network monitoring underway
CorkInchigeelagh WWTPCapital Works - Work Complete
CorkKanturk WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
CorkKealkill WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
CorkLombardstown Septic TankCapital Works - Stage 1
CorkMallow WWTPCapital Works - Network and WWTP Work Complete
CorkMidleton WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
CorkMitchelstown WWTPNon Capital Works - Actions on-going
CorkRathcormac WWTPNon Capital Works - Actions on-going
Cork CityCarrigrennan (Cork City) WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2
DonegalBridgend WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
DonegalBurnfoot WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
DonegalDonegal Town WWTPPlan under consideration
DonegalFalcarragh WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
DonegalKilmacrennan WWTPCapital Works - Stage 4
DonegalMilford (Donegal) WWTPCapital Works - Work Complete
DonegalMovilleCapital Works - Stage 2
DublinHowthCapital Works - Stage 3
DublinMalahide WWTPCapital Works Network Upgrade - Stage 1
Capital Works WWTP - Stage 3
DublinSwords WWTPCapital Works - Stage 4
Dublin CityRingsend WWTPCapital Works - Work Complete
GalwayAthenry WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
GalwayBallymoe WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
GalwayLeenane WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
GalwayLoughrea WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
GalwayMountbellew WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
GalwayRoundstoneCapital Works - Stage 3
GalwayCarraroeCapital Works - Stage 2
KerryAbbeydorney WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
KerryKilgarvan WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
KerryKillarney WWTPPlan under consideration
KerryTralee WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2
LaoisBallyroan WWTPCapital Works - Stage 4
LaoisPortarlington WWTPDAP - Stage 2
LeitrimMohill WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2
LimerickFoynes WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
LimerickHospital WWTPCapital Works - Stage 4
LimerickGlin WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
LouthBlackrock WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2
LouthDundalk WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
LouthDunleer WWTPWorks Complete
MayoNewport WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2
MonaghanCarrickmacross WWTPPhase 2: Capital Works - Stage 4
MonaghanCastleblayney WWTPNon Capital Works - Works Complete
OffalyKilcormac WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2
RoscommonRoscommon WWTPCapital Works - Work Complete
Network monitoring underway
SligoCarney WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2
SligoDrumcliff WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2
TipperaryMullinahone WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
WaterfordBaile Na nGall WWTPCapital Works - Stage 4
WaterfordDungarvan (Waterford County) WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2
WaterfordKill WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
WestmeathAthlone WWTPCapital Works - Work Complete
Network monitoring underway
WestmeathBallymore WWTPCapital Works - Stage 3
WexfordBallycanew and Environs WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
WexfordFerns North WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
WexfordFerns South WWTPCapital Works - Stage 1
WicklowAvoca WWTPCapital Works - Stage 4
WicklowKilcoole WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2
WicklowKilpedder WWTPCapital Works - Stage 2

Uisce Éireann Project Stages

The Infrastructure Guidelines, published in December 2023, sets out the value for money guidelines for the evaluation, planning and management of public investment projects, including purchase or acquisitions of assets or shareholdings. As a body in receipt of public funding, we must comply, as appropriate, with the relevant requirements of the Infrastructure Guidelines.

The Infrastructure Guidelines has a multi-stage approvals process to facilitate the delivery of a capital project and we align our internal approvals process to these project lifecycle stages. The project stages must be adhered to and are subject to procurement, planning, legal and environmental regulations.

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Stage 1: Strategic Assessment

At this stage, our team develops the project rationale and objectives, project outcomes, long list of potential options and indicative range of costs.

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Stage 2: Preliminary Business Case

At this stage, our team undertakes detailed analysis, develops a short list of solutions and finds the preferred option from the short list of projects. This stage also includes estimating the total cost of the project.

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Stage 3: Final Business Case

At this stage, the project progresses through detailed design and statutory approvals, after which the tender process for the procurement of a contractor to deliver the project is also completed.

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Stage 4: Implementation (Construction)

This involves the construction stage where the contractor is physically building the project and it typically includes commissioning of the works at the end of the construction stage.

stage 1 strategic assessment stage 2 preliminary business care stage 3 stage 4 implementation construction is all written above circles depicting each stage