Monitoring & Assessment: Assessment Publications

Latest Assessment Publications

Synthesis Report On Developing A Strategic Environmental Assessment (Sea) Methodologies For Plans And Programmes In Ireland

Year: 2003

To successfully implement the SEA Directive requirements, plan-makers need to apply best practice techniques where possible. This should be part of an overall approach that makes it easy to comply with the SEA Directive and which also promotes sustainable development. This project aims to develop an SEA methodology that meets these goals.

Advice Notes on current practice in the preparation of Environmental Impact Statements

Year: 2003

These Advice Notes, available for download below, are designed to accompany the Guidelines on the information to be contained in Environmental Impact Statements (published in 2002). They will be updated to follow the publication of the updated Guidelines on the information to be contained in Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIAR) published in May 2022.

Expert Group On Lead In Silvermines Co Tipperary Interim Report

Year: 2002

The EPA published an interim report in 2002 of an expert group established to formulate guidelines on the management of lead in the environment. This interim report considered guideline values and guidance in relation to protection of human health, animal health and the environment in the Silvermines area.

Developing A Soil Protection Strategy For Ireland – A Discussion Document

Year: 2002

This discussion document assembles existing information on soil in Ireland and the pressures on this valuable resource. A key recommendation in the report is the need for the development of a soil protection strategy for Ireland, including the development of a national soil quality monitoring programme and the selection of a set of indicators which are representative of soil quality.

Developing a National Phosphorus Balance for Agriculture in Ireland

Year: 2001

This discussion document aimed to establish the total amount of phosphorous (organic and chemical) applied to agricultural land in 1998 and the contribution from various farming and agri-industry activities.