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Ireland 2040: Projects in 2025

February 2025

When launched in 2018, Project Ireland included over 150 projects with a value in excess of €20 million. The pipeline of projects has continued to expand and evolve since then. There are now over 300 large projects at various stages of the project lifecycle. eolas Magazine outlines the priority projects as specified in the Prospects 2024/2025 report.

The Prospects 2024/2025 report, published in November 2024, highlights 50 projects that make up Project Ireland 2040. The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform states that the report aims to provide further visibility on the State’s priority infrastructure over the coming years, facilitating firms to plan commercial bids for these major infrastructure projects.

Roughly half of projects are large scale infrastructure in the areas of public transport, housing and health, ranging in value from €200 million up to €1 billion or slightly above.

Almost 60 per cent of projects outlined in the report are set to commence in 2025 and 2026, and around half of projects are anticipated to be completed between 2027 and 2029, such as: Wastewater Treatment Plants in Bailieborough, Buncrana and Nenagh, the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Road, University Hospital Waterford 60-Bed Acute Mental Health Unit, new post-primary schools in Westmeath and Wicklow under Project Dargle, and regenerated social housing in Constitution Hill, Dublin 7.

Speaking upon publication, then Minister Paschal Donohoe TD said: “We need the construction industry, in Ireland, the EU and internationally, to consider the role that they can play in delivering the projects outlined in Prospects.

“Ireland needs competitive, dynamic, and sustainable construction firms that can deliver high quality physical infrastructure.”

Listed in the boxes below is each project listed in the report, along with its their current stage, construction timeline, and cost range.

Public transport

  1. MetroLink, Pre-tender: Project design, planning, and procurement strategy, 2028-2030s, €1 billion+
  2. Active Travel, various stages, 2021-2030, €1 billion+
  3. BusConnects, various stages, 2025-2030+, €1 billion+
  4. All-Island Strategic Rail Review, various stages, €1 billion+
  5. Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme, strategic assessment and preliminary business case 2024-2031+, €500 million-€1 billion
  6. DART+ West, pre-tender: Project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2027-early 2030s, €500 million to €1 billion
  7. DART+ South West, pre-tender: Project design, planning, and procurement strategy, 2026-early 2030s, €500 million to €1 billion 8. DART+ Coastal North and South, various stages, 2026-2030s, €200 million to €500 million

Road projects

  1. N/M20 Cork to Limerick, strategic assessment and preliminary business case, 2028-2032, €1 billion+
  2. N17 Knock to Collooney, Strategic assessment and preliminary business case, 2029-2033, €500 million to €1 billion
  3. Donegal TEN-T, pre-tender: Project design, planning, and procurement strategy, 2028-2032, €500 million to €1 billion
  4. A5/N2 Clontibret to the Border, strategic assessment and preliminary business case, 2028-2032, €200 million to €500 million
  5. N21/N69 Limerick to Adare to Foynes, project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2025-2030, €200 million to €500 million
  6. M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Road, project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2025-2028, €200 million to €500 million
  7.  N72-N73 Mallow Relief Road, strategic assessment and preliminary business case, 2025-2028, €20 million to €50 million

Uisce Éireann

  1. Water Supply Project: Eastern and Midlands Region, pre-tender: project design, planning, and procurement strategy, 2028-2032, €1 billion+
  2. Greater Dublin Drainage, pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2028-2032, €1 billion+
  3. Ballina/Lough Talt WSZ Upgrade, pre-tender: project design, planning, and procurement strategy, 2027-2030, €100 million to €200 million
  4. Nenagh Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade, pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2025-2029, €50 million to €100 million
  5. Bailieborough WWTP Upgrade, pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2026-2029, €20 million to €50 million
  6. Buncrana WWTP Upgrade, pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2026-2028, €20 million to €50 million

Health

  1. New Children’s Hospital, implementation, 2017-2025, €1 billion+
  2. Elective hospitals: Cork, Dublin and Galway, strategic assessment and preliminary business case (Dublin), pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy (Cork and Galway), 2025-2027, €1 billion+
  3. National Maternity Hospital, project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2025-2029, €500 million to €1 billion
  4. St Joseph’s Care Centre, Longford (CNU), Implementation, 2024-2027, €20 million to €50 million
  5. Enhanced Community Care Hub, Knocknacarra, Galway, pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2025-2026, €20 million to €50 million
  6. University Hospital Waterford, New 60-Bed Acute Mental Health Unit, pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2027-2029, €20 million to €50 million

Flood relief

  1. Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme, strategic assessment and preliminary business case, 2026-2030, €100 million to €200 million
  2. Limerick Flood Relief Scheme, strategic assessment and preliminary business case, 2028-2032, €20 million to €50 million
  3. Blackpool Flood Relief Scheme, strategic assessment and preliminary business case, 2026-2029, €20 million to €50 million

Education

  1. ADAPT 4 Programme Innovate, project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2028-2031, €1 billion+
  2. Devolved School Building Programme 2: Project Dargle, pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2026-2028, €200 million to €500 million
  3. Cork University Business School (CUBS), pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2026-2028, €100 million to €200 million
  4. University of Galway Learning Commons, pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2025-2027, €50 million to €100 million
  5. Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT): National Centre for Craft Apprenticeship Provision, pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2025-2028, €20 million to €50 million

Housing and regeneration

  1. Cork City Docklands, strategic assessment and preliminary business case, 2024-2037, €500 million to €1 billion
  2. Accelerated Social Housing Delivery Programme, various stages, 2024-2027, €500 million to €1 billion
  3. Social Housing PPP Bundle 4, procurement, 2026-2037, €200 million to €500 million
  4. Dundrum Central, applying for planning permission, 2026-2032, €200 million to €500 million
  5. Bluebell Waterways, Dublin 12, applying for planning permission, 2026-2031, €50 million to €100 million
  6. Constitution Hill, Dublin 7 (Phase 1 and 2), project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2025-2028, €50 million to €100 million
  7. Ballymakenny, Drogheda, County Louth, project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2025-2026, €20 million to €50 million

Miscellaneous

1. National Broadband Plan (NBP), implementation, 2020-2027, €1 billion+

2. Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF), various stages, various, €500 million to €1 billion

3. National Concert Hall, pre-tender: project design, planning and procurement strategy, 2026-2029, €100 million to €200 million

4. Electricity Transmission Network: North-South Interconnector Project, construction, energisation and benefit sharing, 2026-2028, commercially sensitive
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