The EPA is responsible for the coordination of environmental research in Ireland. The National Environmental Research Coordination Group comprises relevant Public Organisations, including research funding organisations, policy making actors (i.e., Government Departments) and policy implementation actors (i.e., State Agencies).
The members of the National Environmental Research Coordination Group (as of December 2024) are listed in the table below.
| National Environmental Research Coordination Group |
|---|
| An Fóram Uisce (Water Forum) |
| Central Statistics Office |
|
City and County Managers Association |
|
Climate Action Regional Office (Dublin) |
| Climate Change Advisory Council |
| Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (NI) |
| Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine |
| Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
| Department of Foreign Affairs |
| Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
| Department of Health |
|
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications |
| Department of the Taoiseach |
| Department of Transport |
| Enterprise Ireland |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
| Food Safety Authority Ireland |
| Geological Survey Ireland (Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications) |
| Health and Safety Authority |
| Health Research Board |
| Health Service Executive |
| Inland Fisheries Ireland |
| Institute of Public Health |
| Uisce Éireann (Irish Water) |
| Library and Research Services (Houses of Oireachtas) |
| Local Authority Water Programme |
| Marine Institute |
| Met Éireann (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) |
|
National Economic and Social Council |
| National Parks and Wildlife Services (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) |
| National Transport Authority |
| Northern Ireland Environment Agency |
| Office of Public Works |
| Office of the Planning Regulator |
| Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
| Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland |
| Teagasc |