Environmental Protection Agency, Environment and Health Activities

Year: 2024

Presentation by Dr Aisling O'Connor, Environmental Protection Agency at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.

LIFE Emerald overview

Year: 2024

Presentation by Dermot Burke, Environmental Protection Agency at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.

EEA's perspective on recent EU environmental policy

Year: 2024

Presentation by Brian MacSharry, European Environment Agency at the European Environment Agency and Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.

Hydrology Summary Bulletin - October 2024

Hydrology Summary Bulletin - October 2024

Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for October 2024., November 2024

Year: 2024

Hydrology Summary Bulletin for October 2024 outlining the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels and turlough levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows of over 300 stations across Ireland.

Earth observation for land-use policy in Ireland

Year: 2024

Presentation by Stuart Green, Teagasc at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.

Eionet Ireland Network

Year: 2024

Presentation by Brian Donlon, National Focal Point, Ireland at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 2024.

Ecosystem accounting in the Central Statistics Office

Year: 2024

Presentation by Nova Sharkey, Central Statistics Office at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.

Climate Change in the Irish Mind

Year: 2024

Presentation by Desmond O'Mahony, Environmental Protection Agency at the European Environment Agency and Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.

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Quarterly Greenhouse Gas Emissions Indicator Report 2024 Quarter 1

Year: 2024

The EPA has launched a new series of quarterly greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland to support more frequent monitoring of national and sectoral progress on climate action. The series will complement the national greenhouse gas inventory and projections prepared annually by the EPA. The data from the first three months of this year show an overall reduction of 2.2 per cent compared to quarter 1 2023, and a 0.2 per cent increase on quarter 4 2023. It should be noted that these data have been seasonally adjusted to provide a clearer picture of the underlying trends independent of seasonal fluctuations.

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Targeting measures for water quality outcomes - analysis of the gap to achieving Water Framework Directive Environmental Objectives

Year: 2024

Understanding the state of Ireland's water quality and the effectiveness of planned measures is crucial for ensuring a sustainable future. This analysis, focusing on the Third Cycle Water Action Plan 2024, is based on data as of September 2023. The final Water Action Plan, which was published in September 2024, has been informed by, and includes information from, the EPA’s gap analysis of the draft Plan.

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Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2023

Year: 2024

This report provides an overview of urban wastewater treatment in Ireland during 2023. It highlights the priority issues that Uisce Éireann must address to protect our environment from the harmful effects of wastewater discharges.

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National Climate Change Risk Assessment

Technical Guidance for Sectoral Risk Assessments, October 2024

Year: 2024

Technical Guidance for Sectoral Risk Assessments has been developed as part of the National Climate Change Risk Assessment process to ensure consistency across national and sectoral planning.

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Guidance on how Key Performance Indicators can be used to evaluate effectiveness of Strategic Environmental Assessment.

Year: 2024

This guidance explains how to determine the status of each KPI and how to find the relevant information. It also presents the current status (i.e. baseline) of each KPI, based on 20 case studies, and provides a good practice example. The intention is that, over time, SEA effectiveness in Ireland will continue to improve through better practice relating to these KPIs.

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Hydrology Summary Bulletin - September 2024

Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for September 2024., October 2024

Year: 2024

Hydrology Summary Bulletin for September 2024 outlining the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels and turlough levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows of over 300 stations across Ireland.

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