A number of critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Galway will be progressed as part of a nationwide programme.
Upgrades will be made to the existing wastewater treatment plants in Mountbellew and Ballygar, both of which are currently at tender assessment stage.
Meanwhile, new wastewater infrastructure to end the discharge of untreated wastewater to the sea is proposed for both Roundstone and An Cheathrú Rua.
This comes as the upgrade of the Merlin Park Wastewater Pumping Station has begun, while there are upgrades planned across the city as part of the Housing for All programme.
Nationally, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities is providing for €13.6 billion in capital investment and operational expenditure over the next five years.
