The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage invites submissions, observations and comments on the timetable and work programme for the development of Ireland’s fourth-cycle Water Action Plan 2028 – 2033.
The purpose of this consultation is to seek the public’s views on the timetable and work programme which sets out the main steps and milestones in the process of preparing Ireland’s fourth Water Action Plan, which will be published by December 2027.
This is the first of three public consultation stages related to the three-year development of the fourth-cycle Water Action Plan. Each public consultation will last for six months. The public consultation will run to 25 July 2025.
How to get involved
Members of the public are invited to make submissions, observations and comments on the timetable and work programme for the development of the fourth-cycle Water Action Plan.
To assist you, a document explaining the purpose of the public consultation and an outline of the objectives of the third Water Action Plan has been developed. A short, targeted questionnaire has also been developed to facilitate responses to some of the key questions we have in relation to the development of the next Water Action Plan. The responses received to this questionnaire will allow the Department to determine the public opinion on the current Water Action Plan and the level of engagement between the implementation bodies and the stakeholders. It will also help to shape the development of the consultation process at different stages of the Plan and will guide in the assessment of the success of the measures put in place in the current Water Action Plan to improve water quality.
The relevant documents may be accessed by clicking on the link in the section titled ‘Documents’: https://www.gov.ie/en/consultation/ca50c-public-consultation-on-the-timetable-and-work-programme-for-irelands-fourth-cycle-water-action-plan-2027-2032/
Your completed questionnaire, or If you have any other submissions, observations or comments can be sent directly to: rbmp@housing.gov.ie
Written submissions can be sent to:
Water Advisory Unit, Water Action Plan Work Programme Consultation
Address:Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, Custom House , D01 W6X0
Email:rbmp@housing.gov.ie
Interested parties are invited to make written submissions or comments no later than 5:00pm, 25 July 2025.
Please note that all submissions received may be made available on the Government’s website. See the consultation’s Privacy Statement under the ‘Documents’ section for further information.
More details can be found here: https://www.gov.ie/en/consultation/ca50c-public-consultation-on-the-timetable-and-work-programme-for-irelands-fourth-cycle-water-action-plan-2027-2032/