Results 1-5 of 5 for epa speaker:Róisín Shortall

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...he not need to be honest with the people about the climate action plan? Clearly, that plan is failing, and spectacularly so, it must be said. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, even if every planned measure in the plan was implemented in full, our emissions would only be reduced by 28%. The legally binding target is 51%. With just eight years to go to reach this...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...the figures. The emissions are going up, not down, and they have increased by 6% in the past year. The strategy is not working. The Government needs to do an awful lot more. Just today, the EPA said a step up, both in the implementation of actions already set out in plans and policies and in the identification of new measures, is needed. What are those new measures? Will the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Agency Staff (21 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 279. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the EPA since January 2016; the purpose of the requested additional funding, staff resources or expertise; the response of his Department to each request in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Air Quality (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: ...accurate baseline measure for future air quality monitoring; if the operators of the incinerator will be required to use the initial baseline measurement when measuring emissions as set out in the EPA licence for the operation of the incinerator in the event that an up to date study is not completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3177/17]

Seanad: Water Services (1 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: ...indicate a need for further and more comprehensive improvement in operational performance. It also highlights the need for continued investment in waste water treatment infrastructure. The EPA has listed a number of areas in which secondary treatment or secondary treatment with nutrient reduction are still required and all of these locations are included in the current water services...