Written Answers. - National Development Plan.
Ruairí Quinn
Ceist:
287
Mr. Quinn
asked the
Minister for the Environment and Local Government
the sections and division of the European Commission which are involved in assisting and or monitoring the implementation of those aspects of the national development plan for which his Department has responsibility; the name of the senior EU official with responsibility for that role; the number of meetings that have taken place since the publication of the national development plan between officials of his Department and the relevant officials of the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Ruairí Quinn
Ceist:
288
Mr. Quinn
asked the
Minister for the Environment and Local Government
if he will state, regarding the section of the national plan for which he has responsibility for implementation, the number of consultants who have been hired by his Department to assist with the design or implementation of the national development plan; the projects upon which they are engaged; the cost of those projects; the approximate professional fee cost which the consultants will be charging his Department on completion of the consultancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Ruairí Quinn
Ceist:
289
Mr. Quinn
asked the
Minister for the Environment and Local Government
the aspect of the national development plan for which his Department has responsibility; the precise number of projects which are a part of that section of the national plan for which his Department has responsibility; the number of personnel in his Department who are working full-time and part-time on the national development plan; their grade within the Civil Service; the budgeted cost for each project; the timetable for its implementation; its current stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Ruairí Quinn
Ceist:
290
Mr. Quinn
asked the
Minister for the Environment and Local Government
the number of groups, statutory and non-statutory, but excluding local authorities, with which his Department is in regular contact or consultation in respect of the implementation of that section of the national plan for which his Department has responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 287 to 290, inclusive, together.
My Department has been designated as the managing authority for the economic and social infrastructure operational programme of the national development plan. My Department is responsible, through the National Roads Authority and the local authorities, for the implemen tation of three of the six priorities of the programme, that is, national roads, environmental infrastructure and housing. The three remaining priorities, public transport, sustainable energy and health facilities, will be implemented by other Departments. My Department is also responsible for the implementation of the non-national roads, rural water, urban and village development and waste management priorities of the Border, midlands and western – BMW – and the southern and eastern – S and E – regional operational programmes. These programmes are managed by the regional assemblies with which my Department is in regular contact.
The infrastructure operational programme and monitoring unit of the roads division co-ordinates my Department's function as managing authority for the economic and social infrastructure operational programme. The unit has a staff complement of seven – one principal officer, two assistant principal officers, one higher executive officer, one administrative officer, one executive officer and one clerical officer.
It is not possible at this stage to indicate the precise number of projects that will be undertaken as part of programmes coming within the remit of my Department. The projects to be undertaken will be selected and progressed over the seven year period of the plan on a phased basis by my Department, the NRA and local authorities. However, my Department last year published multi-annual plans covering the water and waste water and housing priorities, indicating the projects to be progressed over the early years of the national development plan. The National Roads Authority recently published a review and outlook document that provides details of the national road improvement projects to be undertaken. Progress on the implementation of all projects, which is being closely monitored, is generally proceeding according to schedule.
My Department, as managing authority for the economic and social infrastructure operational programme, reports to a monitoring committee for the programme that is representative of Government Departments, implementing agencies, regional assemblies, regional authorities, the social partners and the European Commission, as well as bodies representing environmental, equality, and rural development issues. Within the framework of the operational programme monitoring committee, and otherwise as part of its responsibilities for infrastructure investment programmes, my Department is in regular contact with implementing agencies, including local authorities, the NRA and the Dublin Transportation Office and with a wide range of Government Departments, statutory bodies, social partners and other organisations. My Department has not employed consultants to assist with the design or implementation of the national development plan.
The Regional Policy Directorate has responsibility within the European Commission for Ireland's Community Support Framework. Ms E. Slavkoff is head of the unit dealing with Ireland. Officials of my Department have met officials from the Regional Policy Directorate of the European Commission on seven occasions since the publication of the national development plan in relation to negotiations on the Community Support Framework, 2000-06, and the economic and social infrastructure operational programme.
Ruairí Quinn
Ceist:
291
Mr. Quinn
asked the
Minister for the Environment and Local Government
if he will outline, in respect of that section of the national development plan for which his Department has responsibility, the number of potential public private partnerships that have been identified; the number that are under active consideration; the name, location and potential cost of such projects; if any exchange of letters has taken place; if any other initial firm commitment has been entered into with prospective private providers; the approximate capital value of all projects so identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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The national development plan set a target of IR£1.55 billion – 1.97 billion – of private finance to be invested in PPP projects for sectors within the remit of my Department. The three sectors involved are the roads, water and waste sectors. Within these sectors, a total of five PPP contracts have been signed, a further 29 PPP projects have been approved and a further 85 have been identified at this stage as having PPP potential. The following table shows the location, name and capital costs of all those projects and is set out by current stage and sector.
Table 1: PPP projects: This table includes all PPP projects where there is a capital value in excess of £1 million private finance investment or long-term operational period – in excess of five years – with significant transfer of risk to the private sector. The table does not include design and build projects or basic outsourcing contracts. Figures shown represent the capital cost of the construction element of the project.
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County / Location
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Project Title
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PPP Type
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Capital Cost£ million
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Contract Awarded
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Water Services Sector
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Cork
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Cork Main Drainage [Treatment]
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DBO
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£56
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Dublin Corporation
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Dublin Bay [Interim Sludge]
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DBO
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£9
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Dublin Bay Projects [Contract 2 - Treatment]
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DBO
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£123
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Monaghan
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Glaslough GWS
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DBO
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£1
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Limerick
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Limerick Main Drainage [Sludge]
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DBO
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£8
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Project Approved: Approved in this context means approved to proceed as a PPP. This is subject to further decisions on the funding of the project and on the method of procurement and/or PPP type arising from later studies, including value for money, etc.
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Water Services Sector
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Carlow
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Hacketstown Water
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DBO
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Cork
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Lee Road Waterworks
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DBO
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£5-10
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Dublin Corporation
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Ballymore Eustace WTP
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DBOF
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£25-50
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Dublin South
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Adamstown Development of Services
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DBF
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£10-25
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Donegal
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Donegal Bay Catchment
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DBO Grouped
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£10-25
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Letterkenny Sewerage
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DBO
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£5-10
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Fingal
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Balbriggan/Skerries Sewerage
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DBO
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£10-25
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Kildare
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Kildare Sludge
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DBO
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£5-10
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Limerick
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Clareville WWTP
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DBOF
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£10-25
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Monaghan
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Monaghan GWS Pilot Project
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DBO
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£5 - 10
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Sligo
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Sligo Main Drainage
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DBO
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£10-25
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Tipperary SR
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River Suir Catchment
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DBO Grouped
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£10-25
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Waterford
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Dungarvan Sewerage
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DBO
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£5-10
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Waterford [Treatment] Main Drainage
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DBO
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£25-50
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Wexford
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Wexford Main Drainage
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DBO
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£10-25
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Roads Sector
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Westlink Bridge (M50)
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Second Westlink Bridge
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Concession
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£10-25
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Limerick
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N7 Limerick Western River Crossing
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Concession
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£100-200
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Waterford
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N25 Waterford By-Pass
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Concession
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£100-200
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N4/N6 Galway-Dublin Route
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N4 Kilcock-Kinnegad
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Concession
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£200-300
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Oranmore-N6 East
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Concession
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£100-200
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N1/M1 Dublin-Border Route
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N1 Dundalk Western By-Pass
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Concession
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£50-100
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N3 Monaghan-Dublin Route
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N3 Clonee-Kells
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Concession
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£100-200
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N7 Limerick-Dublin Route
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N7 Portlaoise-Castletown
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Concession
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£50-100
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N7 Nenagh-Limerick
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Concession
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£100-200
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N8 Cork-Dublin Route
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N8 Portlaoise-Culahill
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Concession
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£100-200
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N8 Fermoy By-Pass
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Concession
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£100-200
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County / Location
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Project Title
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PPP Type
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Capital Cost£ million
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Waste Management Sector
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Cork
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Cork Materials Recovery Facility
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Concession
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£10-25
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Dublin
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Dublin Thermal Treatment Plant
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Concession
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£100-200
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Potential PPP ProjectsWater Services Sector
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Carlow
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Sludge Treatment Centre-Carlow
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DBO
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Cavan
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Sludge Management
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DBO
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Clare
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Doolin Sewerage
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DBO
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Corofin Sewerage
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Grouped
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Ballyvaughan Sewerage
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Shannon Town Sewerage
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DBO/DBOF
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£5-10
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Feakle Sewerage
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DBO
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Quilty Sewerage
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Grouped
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Scariff Sewerage Scheme
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Ennis Clarecastle Sewerage Scheme
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DBO
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£10-25
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Ennis Town WSS Treatment
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DBO
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£5-10
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Gilogue Water Supply
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DBO
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|
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Cork
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Bantry Water
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DBO
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£5-10
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Cobh/Passage/Monkstown Sewerage
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DBO
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£25-50
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Inniscarra [Sludge Treatment] Water
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DBO
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|
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Kinsale Sewerage
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DBO
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£5-10
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Youghal Sewerage
|
DBO
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£10-25
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Kilbrin Sewerage
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DBO
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|
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Buttevant Sewerage
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Grouped
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Doneraile Sewerage
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Schull Sewerage
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DBO
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|
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Baltimore Sewerage
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Grouped
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Ballylickey SewerageDunmanway SewerageSkibereen Sewerage
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Sludge Management
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DBO
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£10-25
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Donegal
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Lough Mourne/Letterkenny Water Supply
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DBO
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£25-50
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Moville/Greencastle Sewerage Scheme
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DBO
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£5-10
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Inishowen Sludge Centre
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DBO
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Sludge Management
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DBO
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Ballyshannon Water Supply Scheme
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DBO
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£5-10
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Fanad Water Supply Scheme
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DBO/DBOF
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£5-10
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Gweedore Sewerage
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DBO
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£10 25
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Dublin Corporation
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Dublin Reservoirs [Covering-Construction]
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DBO/DBOF
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£10-25
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Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
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Shanganagh Sewerage
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DBO
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£25-50
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Fingal
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Portrane/Donabate Sewerage
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DBO
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Rush/Lusk Sewerage
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DBO
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£5-10
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Bog of the Ring Groundwater Development
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DBO
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Sludge Management
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DBO
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£5-10
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Galway
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Clifden Sewerage
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DBO
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£5-10
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Athenry SS
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DBO
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Barna SS
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DBO
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£5-10
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Glenamaddy SS
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DBO
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|
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Headford SS
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Grouped
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Oughterard SS
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Galway Sludge Management
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DBO
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Kilkenny
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Sludge Management
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DBO
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Kilkenny City Regional Water Supply Scheme
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DBO/DBOF
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£5-10
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Bellview/South Kilkenny WSS
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DBO/DBOF
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£10-25
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Kerry
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Waterville Sewerage
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DBO
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|
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Waterville Water
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Grouped
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Sludge Management
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DBO
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Kerry Central RWSS (Treatment)
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DBO
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Kildare
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Upper Liffey Valley SS Treatment Plant-Stage 3
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DBO
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£5-10
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Laois
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Portlaoise Sewerage
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DBO
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£10-25
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Sludge Management
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DBO
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Grouped Villages Sewerage-Abbeyleix,Strabally,Clonaslee, Durrow, Mountrath,Rathdowney
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DBO Grouped
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Leitrim
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Sludge Management
|
DBO
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Town and Village SS-Rooskey, Tullaghan, Jamestown, Drumcong, Kinlough, Killargue,Dromahaire, Cloon, Ballinaglera
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DBO Grouped
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£5-10
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Limerick
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Limerick Main Drainage Collection and Treatment
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O/DBO
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£100-200
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Patrickswell SS
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DBO
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|
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Adare SS
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Grouped
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Kilmallock SS
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County / Location
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Project Title
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PPP Type
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Capital Cost£ million
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Longford
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Clondra Sewerage
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Grouped
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Ardagh/Ballinalee/Aughnacliffe Sewerage
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DBO
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|
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Sludge Management
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DBO
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|
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Louth
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Drogheda Sludge Treatment Centre
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DBO
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|
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Dundalk Sludge Treatment Centre
|
DBO
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|
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Mayo
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Sludge Management
|
DBO
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|
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Castlebar Sewerage
|
DBO
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£5-10
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Meath
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Navan Water
|
DBO
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£10-25
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Sludge Management
|
DBO
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|
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Duleek SS
|
DBO
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|
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Athboy SS
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Grouped
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|
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Ballivor SS
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|
|
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Monaghan
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Sludge Management
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DBO
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|
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Carrickmacross SS
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DBO
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£5-10
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Offaly
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Sludge Management
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DBO
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|
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Tullamore SS
|
DBO
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£5-10
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Roscommon
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Sludge Management Plan
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DBO
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NE Roscommon Augmentation
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DBO
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Roscommon Central RWSS
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DBO
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£10-25
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Arigna RWSS
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Grouped
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|
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Arigna / Boyle / Ardcarne
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|
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Sligo
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Rosses Point/Cregg/Ballincar
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DBO
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|
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Sligo and Environs WSS
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DBO
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£5-10
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Sludge Management
|
DBO
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|
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Tipperary NR
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Thurles Sewerage (Treatment Plant)
|
DBO
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£5-10
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Sludge Management
|
DBO
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|
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Thurles RWSS
|
DBO
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£5-10
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Tipperary SR
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Sludge Management
|
DBO
|
|
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Waterford
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Tramore Sewerage
|
DBO
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£5-10
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Ardmore Sewerage
|
DBP
|
|
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Tallow Sewerage
|
Grouped
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|
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Sludge Management
|
DBO
|
|
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Westmeath
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Sludge Management
|
DBO
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|
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Mullingar Sewerage
|
DBO
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£10-25
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Mullingar RWSS Treatment
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DBO
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£10-25
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South Westmeath RWSS Phase 1-Athlone
|
Grouped
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|
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Wexford
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Rosslare Harbour Sewerage
|
DBO
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|
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Gorey Sewerage
|
DBO
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|
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Bunclody Sewerage
|
DBO
|
|
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Carrick-on-Barrow Sewerage
|
Grouped
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|
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New Ross Main Drainage
|
DBO
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£10-25
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|
Sludge Management
|
DBO
|
|
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Wicklow
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Arklow Main Drainage
|
DBO
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£10-25
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Wicklow Sewerage-Construction
|
DBO
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£10-25
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Sludge Management
|
DBO
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