Project Timeline

FEBRUARY 2026

Project Commencement

Stage 1 – Baseline Studies and Options Assessment

2026

12 months of Ecological Surveys commence

SPRING 2026

SUMMER 2026

Topographical and Underwater Surveys of Weirs

SUMMER 2026

Stakeholder Consultation begins

EARLY 2027

Preferred Option Public Consultation

Stage 2 - Design of Preferred Option & Planning Application

2027

SUMMER 2027

Geotechnical Investigations

LATE 2027

Statutory Public Consultation

Submission of a Part X Planning Application to An Coimisiún Pleanála

LATE 2027

Detailed Design, Procurement & Construction

2028+