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
Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft Policy Statement on Geothermal Energy for a Circular Economy and associated SEA Environmental Report, published 1st March 2022.
Year: 2022
Sa cháipéis seo tá achoimre ar athbhreithniú Laura Burke, ardstiúrthóir an EPA, ar phríomh-ghníomhaíochtaí an EPA i rith 2021.
Highlights of achievements by the EPA during 2021. Includes findings from a survey of public attitudes to the environment., February 2022
Year: 2022
This report highlights achievements by the EPA during 2021. It provides key statistics and a summary of activities under the headings: Response to Covid-19 pandemic; Climate Change, Environment and Health, Waste and the Circular Economy, Water, Assessment, Licensing and Enforcement, Research, and Engagement. The report also includes findings from a survey of public attitudes to the environment undertaken by RedC on behalf of the EPA.
Year: 2022
EPA submission to public consultation by Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the draft Ireland’s Fifth Nitrates Action Programme and associated SEA environmental report.
The Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of developing a new Strategic Plan for the period 2022-2026., February 2022
Year: 2022
This consultation has now closed. In developing the draft Strategic Plan we have reviewed our purpose, vision and values and identified the key strategic outcomes we want to achieve to ensure we deliver on our purpose and vision. While we will continue to deliver a wide range of functions across all aspects of environmental protection, we have identified a number of specific priorities which we aim to achieve by 2026.
Details of non-personal requests received under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, January 2022
Year: 2022
Details of non-personal requests received under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, published on a quarterly basis.
The EPA’s Corporate Governance Framework provides a clear and comprehensive summary of the principal aspects of corporate governance and its oversight within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). , January 2022
Year: 2022
Code of Conduct for EPA Directors and Staff, January 2022
Year: 2022
This document sets down the general principles and standards which govern the professional activities and conduct of directors and staff of the Environmental Protection Agency
Year: 2021
Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes held on 13 September 2021
Year: 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency Annual Report and Accounts for 2020 provides details of the work undertaken during the year and includes the financial statements.
Year: 2021
Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes held on 25 June 2021
Year: 2021
Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes held on 28 April 2021
Year: 2021
This EPA submission, made on 17 September 2021, relates to the second-stage consultation about measures being considered as part of the fourth review of the Nitrates Action Programme by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. It builds on the EPA submission made in February 2021 on the first-stage consultation (EPAC-0121), and previous submissions on the interim review of the nitrates action programme in 2019, the Agrifood2030 strategy (now known as FoodVision2030) and the Agclimatise strategy. The EPA has also provided a submission to support the scoping for the Strategic Environmental Assessment.
Year: 2021
This consultation closed on Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Year: 2021
The EPA's submission in response to a public consultation on the proposed publication of the Circular Economy Strategy. The development of this strategy is expected to be a significant driver of the transition to a carbon neutral economy and opportunity for sustainable economic growth.
