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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: .... It is implemented in Ireland through our Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) and the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters (GAP) Regulations (SI 113 of 2022, as amended). The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are responsible for the NAP and my officials work closely with them on its development and implementation. In implementing the Nitrates...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Union (26 Sep 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...body for investigating complaints of pollution and for the enforcement, both directly and through oversight of Uisce Éireann and local authorities, of environmental legislation, including compliance. The EPA is an independent public body established under the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Remits of Committees: European Court of Auditors (25 Sep 2024)

Brian Leddin: ...it is to achieve it. It is still appropriate that we have the ambitious target. We are becoming more innovative. The system is evolving and morphing to meet that very significant challenge. The EPA would acknowledge that the 29% is pretty much where Ireland is going but there is an uncertainty piece that might take us much closer to the 51% if things go our way. This Oireachtas passed...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Collins: ...due again to an age-old wastewater treatment plant bursting at the seems, as photographs show suspended solids clearly visible. Again, Uisce Éireann says it will be another five to ten years before repairs are carried out. Further west, the wastewater tank in Goleen is more than 25 years waiting for a replacement and raw sewage is entering into the tide running beside it. This is a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: I absolutely hear the Deputy's valid concerns about the risks here, particularly in respect of those two pipes, the structural integrity of one and the risks there, as identified by the EPA. I am happy to bring those concerns forward. I think the investment Irish Water has undertaken nationally and the investment it will be able to undertake with additional capital funding will allow the...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...Flynn have tabled six amendments to amendment No. 186. I cannot accept these amendments which would have the effect of removing the limitation on planning authorities and the commission from attaching conditions controlling emissions for an activity that is an EPA licence and in fact mandate that such conditions should be attached. The purpose of this limitation is to distinguish the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...the necessary statutory approvals. Noise mitigation measures for new National Roads projects are funded through the overall allocation for the road project in question. As such, the need for a separate fund does not arise. With regard to existing National Roads, the amended European Communities (Environmental Noise Regulations) 2018 (S.I. No. 549) deal with the requirements to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Sep 2024) See 11 other results from this debate

Brian Leddin: ...and Whitmore. The purpose of today's meeting is to have a discussion in advance of the next iteration of the climate action plan, subsequent to the Climate Change Advisory Council, CCAC, and EPA reports from earlier in the summer. On behalf of the committee, I am very happy to welcome the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his officials to the meeting. Before we begin, I will read the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (18 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: .... The Agency is an independent corporate entity having full responsibility under law for the performance of its functions and the discharge of its governance and other responsibilities. The EPA Staff compliment is comprised of several different grade levels. The table below sets out the average full years cost for each of these grades. EPA Grade Level Salary Level -...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 to 83, inclusive, and 128 together. The Electricity Storage Policy Framework for Ireland was published on my departments website on Thursday the 4th of July. The Policy Framework addresses the role of grid-scale electricity storage on the grid network in the immediate and near term, outlining the present roles, technical processes, market positions and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...including conformity assessment procedures. At present the national enforcement of the Batteries Regulations and the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Regulations is led by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and local authorities. The EPA enforce the obligations set out in these regulations on producers. (Any person who places batteries and/or electrical and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (9 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard O'Donoghue: 811.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the EPA is the body responsible for assessing the impact on human health of new WEDGs; if not, to confirm the competent body that is (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34687/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (9 Sep 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I have personally, along with officials in my Department, met with and corresponded extensively with both the Decision Support Service (DSS) and the Law Society of Ireland in relation to Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs) and associated issues. From these engagements, it is clear that both organisations are committed to the optimal operation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...wood can also cause damage to solid fuel appliances. The wood can be air dried and as such special equipment is not necessarily required. All producers must however be certified and registered with the EPA. More details can be found at and . Prosecutions under the Solid Fuel Regulations are brought in accordance with the Air Pollution Act, 1987 which provides for a range of fines of up to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland's emissions and removals in relation to the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector are estimated by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and reported annually in Ireland's National Inventory Report for greenhouse gas emissions. The emission and removal estimates are calculated in accordance with guidelines and methodologies provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (23 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department is currently finalising Ireland’s third-cycle River Basin Management Plan, which will be a strategic government plan that will outline the national policies and high-level goals that will protect and restore our natural waters. The aim of the next plan is the identification and implementation of the “right measure in the right place”, with targeted measures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published its provisional greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland for 2023. The figures show a reduction of 6.8 per cent compared to 2022. Emissions from Agriculture decreased by 4.6% (-1.0 Mt CO2eq) in 2023. These emission reductions are very positive and show that agriculture is on the right path, especially following on from reductions in...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Alice-Mary Higgins: ...framework and vision. The national planning statement we will be speaking about for the next little while is an extraordinary and weird power grab, effectively, by the Government that sits separately. We are building this architecture on planning and we are all talking about it. There are local development plans and there are lots of problems with the architecture. However, to be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (11 Jul 2024)

Joan Collins: ...drinking water for nearly 240,000 people was at unsafe levels and that the State, through Irish Water, failed in its obligation to rid public and private water supplies of toxins. It faces fines and penalties. Last month the EPA released a report which found no improvement in water quality; in fact there was a net decrease in the biological quality of lakes and rivers. We are all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024) See 70 other results from this debate

Dr. Eimear Cotter: I thank the Chairman and committee for inviting the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, to discuss the topic of compliance with the nitrates directive and its implications for Ireland. I am joined by EPA senior management colleagues Ms Mary Gurrie and Dr. Jenny Deakin, who deal with water quality monitoring and assessment, and Mr. Patrick Byrne, who leads the national...