Radon Measurement Services Registration Form and Guidelines

Year: 2024

This registration scheme is open to both radon measurement laboratories and suppliers of radon detectors for the measurement of radon in homes and workplaces.

Annual Air Quality Bulletin 2023

Annual Air Quality Bulletin 2023, June 2024

Year: 2024

Annual AQ Bulletin 2023 for PM10, NO2 and Ozone for the year 2023

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Hydrology Summary Bulletin - May 2024

Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for May 2024; published, June 2024

Year: 2024

Hydrology Summary Bulletin for May 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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Water Quality in 2023

An Indicators Report, June 2024

Year: 2024

This report provides an update on the quality of water in Ireland's rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters and groundwater using information collected in 2023.

The infographic provides information on the following: Why we need to recycle ELVs, How ELVs are treated in line with a circular economy, The ELV statistics for Ireland in 2022, as described on this webpage, Key actions that can be taken by car owners, government, and industry to improve the recycling and recovery of ELV'S

ELV Infographic 2022

Year: 2024

The ELV Infographic explains that ELVs are cars and vans that have reached the end of their life and their owners scrap them. The infographic provides information on the following: Why we need to recycle ELVs, How ELVs are treated in line with a circular economy, The ELV statistics for Ireland in 2022, as described on this webpage, Key actions that can be taken by car owners, government, and industry to improve the recycling and recovery of ELVs

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EPA Water Conference 2024 Programme

The EPA Water Conference will be held on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 June 2024 in Salthill, Galway. This event will be both in-person and online., May 2024

Year: 2024

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Ireland's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections 2023-2050

Year: 2024

This report provides an assessment of Ireland’s total projected greenhouse gas emissions out to 2050 which includes an assessment of progress towards achieving its National ambitions under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 and EU emission reduction targets for 2030 as set under the EU Effort Sharing Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2018/842).

Update on pressures impacting on water quality

Year: 2024

This report provides a summary of the latest EPA assessment of the pressures and impacts on our waters using data up to 2021.

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Hydrology Summary Bulletin - April 2024

Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for April 2024; published, May 2024

Year: 2024

Hydrology Summary Bulletin for April 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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Bathing water quality in Ireland in 2023.

Year: 2024

This is a report about bathing water quality in Ireland during 2023.

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Ireland's UNECE Submissions 2024

Year: 2024

Ireland's submissions under UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and National Emissions Ceiling Directive (NECD) include the Informative Inventory Report (IIR) and Nomenclature for Reporting (NFR) tables. The IIR and NFR contain detailed information on methodologies, activity data and emission factors and emissions for years 1990-2022.

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Ireland's Air Pollutant Emissions 2022 (1990-2030)

Year: 2024

Latest report (2024) on Ireland's National Emission Reduction Commitment Directive (NECD) emissions. Five main air pollutants, NOx, SO2, NH3, NMVOC and PM2.5

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Ireland's Final Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2022

Year: 2024

The EPA has produced final estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for the time period 1990-2022. In addition a dedicated Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) publication summarising recent changes is in preparation.

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EPA Spatial Data Inventory, May 2024

Year: 2024

This inventory of spatial information sources can be used to help in preparing SEA Environmental Reports and the associated environmental assessments with up to date environmental information. Data sources/links include air quality, climate, biodiversity, flora, fauna, geology, soils, hydrology and water quality. This inventory was last updated in April 2024 and may not be exhaustive. (See Disclaimer below for terms of use).

Guidance Note on public participation in SEA

Year: 2024

This guidance note aims to improve the general public’s engagement in strategic environmental assessment (SEA) practice in Ireland. It outlines principles and makes recommendations to ensure that the public are meaningfully informed and consulted during SEA processes, and that any feedback is appropriately integrated into the SEA environmental report and the associated plan/programme. The guidance note is based on a review of international best practice; extensive consultation with SEA practitioners, plan-makers and public participation experts; and lessons learned from a good practice case study piloting novel approaches to public engagement in SEA consultation. These recommendations are transferable to other jurisdictions.

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Hydrology Summary Bulletin - March 2024

Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for March 2024;, April 2024

Year: 2024

Hydrology Summary Bulletin for March 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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2023 Annual Report on the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2021-2027

Year: 2024

Under Key Action 19.2 of the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2021 – 2027, the EPA is required to provide an annual update on the progress of the Plan recommendations. As a result, this report sets out to achieve key action 19.2 of the plan and accordingly Section 3 of this report provides an update on all recommendations and key actions with a timeframe of 2021, 2022, 2023, ‘ongoing’ and ‘annually’.

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Information Note: Updating Inventories With Latest Science And Urease Inhibitor Products

Year: 2024

This information note summarises how national inventories are updated with the latest science and which urease inhibitor products are included current national emission inventories and projections.

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Historic and Operational Mines Project Report 2020-2021

Year: 2024

This report provides an up-to-date assessment of the presence of metals in river waterbodies close to 22 mine sites across Ireland.

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Ireland's National Inventory Submissions 2024

Year: 2024

Ireland's annual inventory submissions including the National Inventory Report (NIR) and Common Reporting Format (CRF) data files and supplementary information if available. The NIR contains transparent and detailed information on the inventory for years 1990-2022. The CRF tables contain all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals, implied emission factors and activity data..

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