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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024) See 8 other results from this debate

...and the European Commission must acknowledge that the range of new actions undertaken by farmers will require time to be implemented. In advance of the next negotiations, the Government should prepare a strong science-based document, with EPA input, similar to the marginal abatement cost curve, MACC, for greenhouse gas emissions. A compelling case is needed for the European Commission....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

...of this, with significant flooding in Midleton this winter. Severe weather events also appear to now be more common, albeit this may be partially due to improved record keeping and weather instruments. As the EPA recently highlighted, these events are exposing an adaptation deficit in Ireland. Keeping global temperatures below 2°C of warming relative to pre-industrial levels...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...any significant additional costs that may be passed on to end-users and consumers. Any additional costs for the regulated entities would relate to the administrative costs of monitoring and reporting fuel usage to the EPA as the Competent Authority.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (28 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Peadar Tóibín: ...ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine if there has been any reduction in the numbers of applications for registration of enduring power of attorney (EPA) to the Decision Support Service since the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 as amended on 26 April 2023, in view of concerns raised by the legal profession...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (27 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...support to households for remedial work on septic tanks arises from the need to address damage being done to water quality in sensitive areas in particular. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has statutory responsibility, under the Water Services Act 2007, for the preparation of the National Inspection Plan for DWWTS. Inspections are allocated across the country with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...considerations. The table below highlights the main reports used to inform the decision on peat as outlined in Irelands forestry programme for the period 2023 to 2027. EPA 2023. National inventory report Greenhouse gas emissions 1990 – 2022. Reported to the United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change, EPA, Dublin Black.,K.,Byrne, K., D,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (27 Feb 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...relates to the legal practitioner statement that is statutorily required under section 60(1)(b) of the 2015 Act. This is needed as part of the application process for the registration of an EPA, made under the 2015 Act, with the Decision Support Service. The Decision Support Service (DSS) reports that in most cases solicitors have been providing these statements for donors, including...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Waste (22 Feb 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Globally, a third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. The EPA estimates that, in Ireland, we waste approximately 750,000 tonnes of food each year. According to its 2021 research, most of that wastage occurred at the manufacturing and processing stage, representing 29%, and at the household stage, another 29%, with 25% of waste generated by restaurants and the food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: .... In 2023, approximately 7,300 Irish farmers sought to avail of a nitrate’s derogation. Irish water quality is relatively good compared to other EU Member States. However, Environment Protection Agency (EPA), data shows nutrient levels are too high in many of our waters. I acknowledge farmers have embraced a significant number of changes in 2022 and 2023 through the current...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has identified a number of actions in the Climate Action Plan (CAP) that will play a key role in the achievement of Ireland’s climate targets. Evidence of these actions is already being reflected in the most recent EPA Inventory reports, where Agriculture reduced emissions in 2022 by 1.2% compared to 2021. The Programme for Government set...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Waste (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: At a strategic level, my Department works very closely with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) on exploring ways to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. That Goal commits by 2030 to halve, per capita, global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses. That...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (22 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not compile the information requested. The Water Services Act 2007 (as amended) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to produce a national inspection plan for domestic waste water treatment systems, also known as septic tanks. The EPA report on the implementation of the plan and publishes information on inspections and enforcement on an annual basis. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (22 Feb 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 Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Eamon Ryan: ...committee for the invitation today to review our Climate Action Plan 2023 and to outline actions that we are taking to cut emissions in the transport sector. I am joined by my officials from the Department of Transport, including Mr. Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin, assistant secretary responsible for the Department’s climate pillar; Mr. Naoise Grisewood and Mr. John Martin from...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...be conclusive evidence of the matters stated therein in relevant proceedings brought by an enforcement authority". That is the planning authority or another enforcement authority, such as the EPA. That is where this starts.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Kieran O'Donnell: ...Nos. 11 and 23 to 25, inclusive, propose changes to section 33 in this regard. Amendment No. 23 proposes that when the mayor appoints persons to the delivery board, he or she will consult with the EPA to ensure a person with relevant expertise is on the board. Amendment No. 25 proposes the delivery board, as chaired by the mayor, will have a role in supporting implementation of any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024) See 22 other results from this debate

...dairy farming are negatively impacting water quality, both surface and groundwater, and that we need a different approach to mitigate that impact. In 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, identified several catchments of concern for elevated nitrogen concentrations in the south and south-east, including the River Bandon, River Slaney, River Lee and the River Tolka and River...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Functions (21 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Catherine Connolly: 97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of his Department’s role in the national agricultural inspection programme; the details of any engagement between his Department, local authorities and the County and City Management Association in 2022, 2023 and 2024 with regard to this programme; the details of any engagement between his Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (21 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not compile the information requested. The Water Services Act 2007 (as amended) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to produce a national inspection plan for domestic waste water treatment systems, also known as septic tanks. The EPA report on the implementation of the plan and publishes information on inspections and enforcement on an annual basis. The...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Darragh O'Brien: ...a waste licence vest in the Environmental Protection Agency. The Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and the Waste Management Act 1996 already adequately and in more detail provide that the EPA is responsible for controlling emissions for licensed activities and that the control of emissions should not be a matter for planning conditions. As such, there is no need for this provision...