Significant progress has been made on the Blanchardstown Regional Drainage Scheme in Waterville Park and Tolka Valley.

Irish Water's Managing Director, Niall Gleeson, welcomed Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien, to the site to see first-hand the important €88 million wastewater infrastructural project.

The delivery of the wastewater project will support existing and future residential and commercial development and will safeguard the environment in Blanchardstown and surrounding areas.

The existing wastewater network was constructed in the 1970s and since then the area it serves has expanded considerably. The wastewater network in Mulhuddart and Castleknock, as well as a number of towns in Meath including Dunboyne, Clonee, Ashbourne and Ratoath are all being upgraded as part of the project. The primary works are contained within an area of Waterville Park. The construction of the underground storm water management facility and pumping station is progressing on schedule. Along Tolka Valley Park, the first of three kilometres of new wastewater network has been constructed using innovative tunneling methods, ensuring that the impact on the park and its users is being kept to a minimum.

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The works, being carried out by Ward and Burke Construction Limited on behalf of Irish Water, are scheduled to be completed by 2023.

Speaking from the site, Minister O'Brien said: "The Blanchardstown Regional Drainage Scheme project demonstrates how Irish Water, working in partnership with Fingal County Council, is delivering infrastructure that is critical for our communities and our economy. The delivery of this project will support existing and future residential and commercial development in Blanchardstown and surrounding areas and is one of a number of wastewater projects being delivered in the Greater Dublin Area."