Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft National Roads 2040 Strategy and associated SEA Environmental Report. Published 06th October 2022.
Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development 2030 and SEA Environmental Report published 04th October 2022.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the public consultation by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on sourcing science advice in Ireland. The EPA’s main points on sourcing science advice are set out in the submission and expanded upon in the Appendix, in answer to the specific questions in the consultation paper.
Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft Seafood Development Programme 2021-2027 and SEA Environmental Report published 8th September 2022.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the public consultation by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. In its submission, the EPA welcomes the prioritisation of the development of an integrated hydrogen strategy for Ireland in line with Ireland’s Climate Action Plan. It also welcomes the prioritisation of green hydrogen production, sustainably produced from renewable sources.
Year: 2022
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the consultation from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the Review of the National Adaptation Framework.
Year: 2022
This report is a summary of the significant progress which the EPA has made in environmental performance over the period 2010 to 2020, with particular emphasis on the years 2017 to 2020.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the consultation on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine regarding the implementation of the Food Safety and Food Authenticity Strategy and the proposed ‘To-Be’ Report on a Reform Programme for the Better Regulation of Food in Ireland.
Year: 2022
The public sector reform plan required that all Departments and Agencies start publishing quarterly reports on-line detailing purchase orders of value greater than €20,000. The EPA purchase orders over €20,000 for Quarter 2 2022.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the public consultation by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Marine Strategy Part 3: Programme of Measures. This response focuses mainly on highlighting relevant assessments in the EPA’s recent State of Environment report and includes specific comments on Descriptors 8 and 9.
Year: 2022
Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes held on 9th March 2022
Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft National Cycle Network Plan and SEA Environmental Report, published 2nd June 2022.
Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 requires the publication of an Annual Report each year relating to the number of protected disclosures made in the preceding year and any actions taken in response to such disclosures., May 2022
Year: 2022
Year: 2022
This strategy, the EPA’s sixth, sets out what we intend to achieve over the next five years in delivering our mandate and our purpose to protect, improve and restore our environment through regulation, scientific knowledge and working with others.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the public consultation by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). In its submission, the EPA notes that air pollution presents the biggest environmental health risk and is a global threat leading to large impacts on ecosystems in Ireland and right across Europe. The EPA considers these points as critical to the success of the draft Strategy: 1) World Health Organisation Guidelines 2021 2) Consistent and increased enforcement and 3) Implementation.
Year: 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a statutory body responsible for protecting the environment for the people of Ireland. We recognise that we occupy a unique position in respect of care for the environment. Consequently we are committed to incorporating good environmental management and practice into our everyday activities.
Year: 2022
EPA submission to public consultation by Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the draft River Basin Management Plan 2022-2027 and associated SEA environmental report.
Year: 2022
Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes held on 6th December 2021
