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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 1 - Introduction

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 2 - Air

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 3 - Environmental Noise

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 4 - Climate

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 5 - Land

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 6 - Soil

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 7 - Nature

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 8 - Water

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 9 - Marine

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 10 - Environment and Agriculture

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 11 - Environment and Transport

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 12 - Environment and Energy

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 13 - Environment and Industry

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 14 - Environment, Health and Wellbeing

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 15 - Circular Economy and Waste

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Chapter 16 - Environmental Policy Implementation and Performance

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Executive Summary

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 - Foreword

Year: 2024

State of the Environment Report 2024 - Contents Page

Year: 2024

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Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024

Year: 2024

This report presents the most recent integrated information on the quality of Ireland's environment. The report outlines the current state of our environment at a strategic level. It also provides an update on the environmental challenges that we face, nationally and globally.