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Air

Air Emissions - Nitrogen Oxides
Air Emissions - Nitrogen Oxides

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Air Quality - Ground Level Ozone
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Air Quality - Nitrogen Dioxide
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Air Quality - PM10
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Air Quality - Particulate Matter 2.5
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Climate

Greenhouse gas emissions share by sector 1990

1990 Sectoral Share Pie
Greenhouse gas emissions share by sector in 2023
2023 Provisional Share by sector
Greenhouse gas emissions share by sector in 2021
GHG emissions share by sector 2021

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Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 1990-2023 CO₂ eq.
Greenhouse gas projections (WEM) by sector 2023-2030 CO₂ eq.
All sectors GHG Projections 2023-2030
Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Sector
GHG Emissions Projections to 2020
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Compliance with ESD Targets 2013-2020
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Effort Sharing Decision
Effort Sharing Decision HighChart Image
Agriculture sector emissions share 2023
Agriculture GHG emissions share by source 2023
Agriculture emissions 1990-2023
Agriculture projected emissions (WEM) 2023-2030
Sensitivity assessment of the Agriculture sector under the With Existing Measures (WEM) scenario to 2030
Energy industries sector emissions share 2023
Energy industries emissions 1990-2023
Energy industries projected emissions 2023-2030
Energy industries emissions and projections under With Existing Measures (WEM) scenario 1990-2030
Residential sector share in 2023
Residential emissions by fuel type 1990-2023
Residential sector projected emissions by fuel type 2023-2030
Transport sector share in 2023
Transport emissions 1990-2023
Transport projected emissions 2023-2030
Waste sector emissions share in 2023
Waste greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2023
Waste projected emissions (WEM) 2023-2030
Commercial & public services sector emissions share in 2023
Commercial Public services emissions 1990-2023
Commercial Public services projections (WEM) 2023-2030
Manufacturing combustion sector emissions share in 2023
Manufacturing combustion emissions 1990-2023
Manufacturing combustion projections (WEM) 2023-2030
F-gases emissions by gas 1990-2023
F-gases projections by gas (WEM) 2023-2030
Industrial processes and F-Gas sector emssions share in 2022
Industrial processes emissions 1990-2023
Industrial processes projected emissions (WEM) 2023-2030
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 1990-2023
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by sector 1990-2023
Methane (CH₄) emissions by sector 1990-2023
Nitrous Oxide (N₂O) emissions by sector 1990-2023
Trends in emissions for largest sectors 1990-2019
EU/EEA member states GHG emissions per capita by gas 2022
GHG emissions per captia
LULUCF emissions and removals 1990-2023
LULUCF projected emissions and removals 2023-2030
Projected emissions and Annual Emission Allocations (AEAs) under the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) for the period 2021-2030

Compliance & Enforcement

Site Visits from Q1 to Q3 2024
Summary information for EPA site visits from Q1 to Q3 2024

Complaints received January to September 2020 & 2021
Q3 2021 Complaints Jan to Sept 2021
Compliance investigations opened and resolved from Q1 to Q3 2024

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Non-Compliances from Q1 to Q3 2024
Complaints received Q1 to Q3 2024

Drinking Water

Nitrates in Groundwater
Nitrates in Groundwater (1995 to 2019)

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Drinking Water Quality (Public Supplies)
Image of Drinking Water Public Supplies indicator up to 2023

Freshwater & Marine

Bathing Water Quality
Bathing Water Quality

image of the Bathing water indicator with data to 2023
River Water Quality (2020-2022)
River water quality indicator image 2020 to 2022
River Water Quality Phosphate (2020-2022)
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Lake Water Quality - Total Phosphorous (2020-2022)
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Nitrates in Rivers (2020-2022)
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Nitrates in Groundwater (2020-2022)
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Lake Water Quality (2020-2022)
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Nitrates in Groundwater
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Nature

Conservation Status of EU Protected Habitats in Ireland
Conservation Status of EU Protected Habitats in Ireland

Pie chart image of Conservation Status of EU Protected Habitats in Ireland
Trends in Habitat Status
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Conservation Status of EU Protected Species in Ireland
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Trends in Species Status
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Threatened Species
Bar chart image Threatened Species

Radiation

Distribution of average radiation dose in Ireland

Distribution of average dose in Ireland
Distribution of average radiation dose in Ireland
Distribution of average radiation dose in Ireland 59 percent radon highlighted
Radiation dose from artificial and natural sources
Graphic depicting natural vs artificial sources of radiation dose - 90 per cent from natural. 10 per cent from medical. other artificial sources less than 1 per cent

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Annual average Cs-137 activity concentrations in seawater compared to annual liquid discharges of Cs-137 from Sellafield
Graphic showing the Cs-137 activity concentration in seawater and discharges from Sellafield

Wastewater

Urban Waste Water Treatment
Urban Waste Water Treatment

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Ortho-P Compliance
displays year decrease
BOD Compliance
BOD Compliance by year

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Priority Areas
Graph displaying priority
Compliance with Urban waste water treatment directive
graph displaying compliance with urban waste water
Compliance with licence discharge requirements*
graph displaying Compliance with licence discharge limits
Raw Sewage
graph displaying raw sewage information
Reasons for DWWTS failures 2023
highchart image reasons for DWWTS failure
DWWTS failures open more than 2 years
highchart DWWTS failures open more than 2 years 2022

Waste

Figure 1. Quarterly data on municipal waste accepted at landfill

The first look data for Q3 2022 shows municipal waste was 98230 tonnes which is down on Q1 and Q2 which had 118979tonnes and 156949tonnes respectively
Figure 2. Quarterly data on waste to energy recovery through incineration and co-incineration
A bar chart that displays quarterly data on waste to energy recovery through incineration and co-incineration
Biodegradable waste diversion from landfill
Graph showing quantities of BMW disposed to landfill from 2010 to 2021

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Household waste per capita
Household waste thumbnail 2020
Recovery and disposal of municipal waste
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Recovery and recycling of packaging waste
Recovery and recycling of packaging waste indicator thumbnail image to 2021
Figure 1. Types of waste accepted for composting/anaerobic digestion in Ireland in 2020 (note: figures exclude wastes accepted for biostabilisation)
Figure 4. Final Treatment of C&D Waste Streams, 2019
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Figure 2. Treatment of C&D waste in Ireland in 2020
Figure 2 shows a breakdown of C&D waste treated in Ireland in 2020. Recycling accounted for 8%, backfilling 81.78%, energy recovery 0.48% and disposal was 9.71%
Figure 3. Treatment of C&D waste material in Ireland, 2019
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Figure 1. Number of operational municipal waste landfills and incinerators, 2007 to 2021
Figure 1. BMW quantity to landfill, compared to Landfill Directive limits.
Graph showing quantities of BMW disposed to landfill from 2010 to 2021
Figure 1. End-of-life vehicles reuse, recycling and recovery percentages 2010-2021 and distance to target
Figure 1 shows that Ireland’s ‘Total reuse and recycling’ rate for ELVs decreased from 90.33% in 2020 to 87.81% in 2021. The figure shows that while there has been an increasing trend in the percentage since 2010, there has been a slight decline in 2021 compared to 2020. Figure 1 shows that the ‘Total reuse and recovery’ rate for ELVs decreased from 97.12% in 2020 to 95.74% in 2021. The figure s
Figure 2. Municipal waste recycled, used as fuel and disposed to landfill (tonnes), 2001 - 2018
Figure 3. Annual data on waste recovery and disposal at landfill
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Figure 1. WEEE collected and recovered, 2008 - 2019
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Figure 1. Final treatment of waste tyres
Figure 1. Percentage recovery and recycling, 2009 to 2018
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Figure 2. Percentage recovery and recycling, 2009 to 2019
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Figure 3. Quantity of hazardous waste generated and treatment location 2009-2021
A bar chart showing the total amount of hazardous waste managed from 2009 to 2021. There was an increase in the amount generated every year from 2009 to 2019 and a decrease in 2020 and again in 2021.
Figure 4. On-site treatment of hazardous waste at EPA licensed industrial facilities in 2021
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Figure 5. Hazardous Waste Exports 2015-2021 (excluding contaminated soils which are discussed separately below)
Figure 5 shows the destinations for hazardous waste exports from 2015 to 2022. All hazardous waste is sent to countries with waste management systems to deal with it i.e. signatories to the Basel Convention
Figure 6. Quantity of contaminated soil treated, 2009-2021
This line chart from 2009 to 2022 shows that the amount of soil generated rose in 2022. Soil exported for treatment fell to almost zero, as did soil treated on site of generation. Almost all soil was treated at Irish hazardous waste management facilities.
Figure 2. Breakdown of WEEE collected in 2019 (by weight)
Sample pie chart
Figure 1. End-of-life Vehicles reuse, recycling and recovery percentages 2009-2022
Figure 1 shows that Ireland’s total reuse and recycling rates from 2010 to reference year 2022. The 2022 rate of 88.47% is similar to last year’s rate of 87.81% in 2021. The figure also shows total reuse and recovery rates, which show a similar overall trend. The 2022 reuse and recovery rate was 95.49%, and the rate in 2021 was 95.74%.

Environment and Wellbeing

Air Quality - Particulate Matter 2.5
Air Quality - Particulate Matter 2.5

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Bathing Water Quality
image of the Bathing water indicator with data to 2023
Drinking Water Quality (Public Supplies)
Image of Drinking Water Public Supplies indicator up to 2023

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Urban Waste Water Treatment
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Compliance with Urban waste water treatment directive
graph displaying compliance with urban waste water