Results 141-160 of 5,216 for epa

Environmental Protection Agency. (14 Nov 2007) See 5 other results from this debate

Paul Kehoe: I have no doubt the Minister is aware of the great work being done at the EPA headquarters in Johnstown Castle, County Wexford. Many people are employed there thanks to decentralisation, and it is a welcome addition to County Wexford and its economy. The EPA is under severe space restrictions there. Can the Minister confirm when construction of the new extension will begin? I have no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...not understand that when he was answering the question because it is not clear from the answer. This still leaves Irish Water significantly short, if its annual investment is €124 million. The EPA stated that in the early noughties, it was approximately €300 million a year and then fell to €200 million. Now Mr. Grant is speaking about €124 million a year over...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Landfill Sites (19 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently managing the Kerdiffstown landfill site, including works such as leachate and odour management. My Department continues to fund this work and will provide support for the ongoing remediation of the site again in 2014. I understand that the EPA signed a contract on 27 February 2013 for the provision of site management services and for...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee Stage (16 Jan 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: On the competent authority which could best provide the kind of service we are referring to in respect of noise, the reason I put in the EPA is because it currently does noise mapping. If we go onto the EPA website now, www.epa.ie, and then click into EPAMaps, it can be seen that in Tyrrelstown, which I looked up because it is a community very near me, the noise level during the day is 55 to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Protection Agency Funding (19 May 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a statutory role for the co-ordination of environmental research in Ireland, and receives an annual allocation from the Environment Fund for this purpose. The decision on the budget to be provided is made each year on the basis of balancing the indicative research requirements of the Agency, and the availability of funding.  For example, in...

Written Answers — Hydraulic Fracturing Policy: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (17 May 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 to 101, inclusive, together. Last week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a report of preliminary background research it had commissioned into the environmental aspects of shale gas extraction. This research study was carried out by the University of Aberdeen. The EPA proposes to commission further, more extensive, research on hydraulic...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (24 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: ...enforcement requirements of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). The activities of companies operating with an IED licence are monitored and inspected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure that the terms of their licences are respected, including in relation to emissions.  The emission limits are set to ensure an appropriate balance which allows the operation of...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (4 Apr 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

Dick Roche: ...supplies is the responsibility of the relevant local authority. The results of monitoring of individual water supplies are forwarded by local authorities to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on being required to do so by the Agency under section 58 of the Environmental Protection Act 1992. Information on the quality of drinking water supplies is included in a report prepared...

Written Answers — Air Quality: Air Quality (19 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: ...and lead (2002); carbon monoxide and benzene (2002); ozone (2004); and polyaromatic hydrocarbons, arsenic, nickel, cadmium and mercury in ambient air (2009). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responsibility for the monitoring of Irish air quality. The EPA continually monitors a range of atmospheric pollutants via a network of air quality monitoring stations located around the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Infrastructure Provision and Residential Developments: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Let us say a wastewater facility gets planning permission and then applies to the EPA for a wastewater discharge licence or whatever. Is there a difficulty for the EPA in granting a licence for something that does not have full planning permission? The planning process could alter the size of the wastewater infrastructure or make alterations. If the EPA has already granted a licence based...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (20 Mar 2018)

Denis Naughten: ...that can take place at a waste facility, including the acceptable types of waste that can be received. This is done by the conditions of the licence, which are set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). I have no function in relation either to the setting of operating conditions, including financial provision requirements attached, or their enforcement; and under section 60(3) of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 May 2017)

Denis Naughten: ...greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for each year between 2013 and 2020 covering the sectors of the economy outside of the EU Emissions Trading System. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the competent authority in Ireland for the preparation of official inventories of greenhouse gas emissions and projections of future emissions. Inventories of greenhouse gas emissions are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (3 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: My role, as Minister, is to provide the legislative and policy framework under which both local authority and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement action against illegal dumping is initiated. Enforcement action against illegal waste activity is a matter for the local authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement within the EPA. Under section 60(3) of the Waste...

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014) See 3 other results from this debate

Caít Keane: The most important issue is the environment which must be protected for future generations and who is charged with looking after it. My experience with the EPA has been quite positive, a point I also made yesterday. The EPA puts many documents and correspondence online which means it is more transparent than before. The director general appointed several years ago has made positive strides...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Protection Agency (11 Apr 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Review of the Environmental Protection Agency was completed in 2011 and found that the EPA overall has provided ‘considerable benefit for Ireland’s environment and for the health and well-being of its people.' The assessment of the EPA was structured under a number of themes including: - Governance, - Internal Structure and Resources; - Licensing and Enforcement; -...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Landfill Sites (21 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently managing the Kerdiffstown landfill site, including works such as leachate and odour management. My Department continues to fund this work and will provide support for the ongoing remediation of the site again in 2014. The EPA signed a contract on 27 February 2013 for the provision of site management services and for the development of an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (9 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Review Implementation Plan was published on 31 January 2012 and is available on my Department’s website, www.environ.ie. The plan contains a list of 58 actions arising from the review, some of which are a matter for my Department and others which are the responsibility of the EPA and others. In the plan, I prioritised a number of actions for...

Waste Management. (8 Dec 2005) See 4 other results from this debate

Mary Coughlan: The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, recently granted the Republic's first two licences for commercial waste incinerators subject to stringent conditions. A priority task for the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, FSAI, since it was established in 1999 has been to monitor the food supply for contamination by dioxins. Concerning the introduction of waste incineration in Ireland as part of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (14 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...this issue and for providing an opportunity to give an overview of the Environmental Protection Agency's latest report, Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2018, which was published yesterday. The EPA issues this report on wastewater each year, as referred to by the Deputy, and it is an important piece of work. The EPA plainly sets out the significant issues in our wastewater sector. Many of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Agency Funding (31 May 2018)

Denis Naughten: A sum of €37.4 million has been allocated, through my Department, to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) under Subhead F3 in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2018. This is comprised of  €34.8 million referenced in the Question and an additional €2.6 million, also specified in the Revised Estimatesand sourced from...