Major Emitters

2015 PRTR Sectors and top 5 PRTR data major emitters and off-site waste transfers with comparison to 2014 PRTR data (selected pollutants shown)

Table showing 2015 PRTR Sectors and top 5 PRTR data major emitters and off-site waste transfers with comparison to 2014 PRTR data

Nitrogen oxides (NO_x/No₂)
Sector	Licenced Code	Facility Name	Threshold kg	kg/annum 2014	kg/annuam 2015
Energy	P0605-03	Electricyt Supply Board (Moneypoint)	100,000	3,364,900	5,381,400
Mineral industry	P0378-02	Quinn Cement LImited	100,000	1,761,277	1,291,234
Mineral industry	P0030-04	Irish Cement LImited (Platin)	100,000	1,112,138	1,212,463
Mineral industry	P0029-03	Irish Cement Limited (Limerick)	100,000	799,401	1,210,543
Chemical	P0035-06	Aughinish Alumina	100,000	1,022,000	933,293

Sulphur oxides (So_x /So₂)
Sector	Licenced Code	Facility Name	Threshold kg	kg/annum 2014	kg/annum 2015
Energy Sector	P0605-03	Electricity Supply Board (Moneypoint)	150,000	4,131,100	3,365,100
Energy sector	P0482-04	Edenderry Power Limited	150,000	976,200	1,143,400
Mineral industry	P0376-02	Premier Periclase Limited	150,000	948,453	759,643
Food and Beverage	P0393-03	Kerry Ingredients (Ireland) Limited (Listowel)	150,000	250,077	314,525
Energy Sector	P0610-02	Electricity Supply Board (Lough Ree Power)	150,000	316,370	297,919

Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Threshold kg	kg/annum 2014	kg/annum 2015
Energy sector	P0605-03	Electricity Supply Board (Moneypont)	100,000	3,779,856,214	4,528,856,674
Chemical sector	P0035-06	Aughinish Alumina Limited	100,000	1,304,815,000	1,301,947,078
Energy sector	P0486-02	Synergen Power Limited	100,000	1,094,267,170	1,137,015,282
Energy sector	P0611-02	Electricity Supply Board (West Offaly Power)	100,000	1,177,033,000	1,105,804,212
Mineral industry	P0030-04	Irish Cement Limited (Platin)	100,000	841,412,000	869,546,000

Methane (CH₄)
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Threshold kg	kg/annum 2014	kg/annum 2015
Waste and wastewater management	W0012-03	Kinsale Road Landfill	100,000	3,435,454	3,272,100
Waste and wastewater management	W0014-01	Silliot Hill Landfill	100,000	3,297,293	3,172,739
Waste and wastewater management	W0009-03	Balleally Landfill	100,000	2,958,409	1,936,548
Waste and wastewater management	W0178-02	East Galway Residual Landfill Site	100,000	1,655,187	1,467,855
Waste and wastewater management	W0146-02	Knockharley Landfill	100,000	1,309,290	1,442,267

Ammonia (NH₃)
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Threshold kg	kg/annum 2014	kg/annum 2015
Intensive livestock production and acquaculture	P0408-01	Mr Donal Brady	10,000	40,000	56,800
Intensive livestock production and acquaculture	P0433-01	Mr Brian Kiernan	10,000	58,421	52,261
Intensive livestock production and acquaculture	P0396-01	Mr Maurice O'Brien	10,000	44,649	49,005
Intensive livestock production and acquaculture	P0526-03	Luke Bogue Enterprises Limited	10,000	46,005	45,974
Intensive livestock production and acquaculture	P0410-01	Fenor Farms	10,000	45,114	45,123

Total nitrogen
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Threshold kg	kg/annum 2014	kg/annum 2015
Waste and wastewater management	D0034-01	Ringsend Waste Water Treatment Plant	50,000	2,543,981	3,205,575
Waste and wastewater management	D0033-01	Cork City Waste Water Treatment Plant	50,000	874,209	816,784
Waste and wastewater management	D0038-01	Shanganagh Waste Water Treatment Plant	50,000	433,565	407,023
Waste and wastewater management	D0022-01	Waterford City Waste Water Treatment Plant	50,000	178,029	265,199
Waste and wastewater management	D0004-02	Leixlip City Waste Water Treatment Plant	50,000	below plant capacity threshold	182,505

Total phosphorus
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Threshold kg	kg/annum 2014	kg/annum 2015
Waste and wastewater management	D0034-01	Ringsend Waste Water Treatment Plant	5,000	584,013	613,235
Waste and wastewater management	D0033-01	Cork City Waste Water Treatment Plant	5,000	92,256	88,514
Waste and wastewater management	D0013-01	Limerick City Waste Water Treatment Plant	5,000	34,762	42,861
Waste and wastewater management	D0038-01	Shanganagh Waste Water Treatment Plant	5,000	32,876	41,028
Waste and wastewater management	D0022-01	Waterford City Waste Water Treatment Plant	5,000	46,834	26,939

Hazardous waste transfers inside the country - sent for recovery
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Total tonnes 2014	Total tonnes 2015
Waste and wastewater management	W0050-02	Veolia Environmental Servies Technical Solutions Ltd	6,390	4,050
Waste and wastewater management	W0036-02	Indaver Ireland Limited (Tolka Quay Road), Dublin Port	1,130	2,010
Other activities	P0207-04	Intel Ireland Limited	768	1,860
Chemical Industry	P0012-05	Roche Ireland Limited	1,660	1,670
Chemical Industry	P0006-03	Novartis Ringaskiddy Limited	3,350	1,640

Hazardous waste transfers inside the country - sent for disposal
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Total tonnes 2014	Total tonnes 2015
Other activities	P0207-04	Intel Ireland Limited	1,400	3,280
Chemical Industry	P0552-02	Swords Laboratories Trading As Birstol Myers Squibb Cruiserath	50.9	1,790
Chemical Industry	P0014-04	Swords Laboratories	2,850	1,450
Chemical Industry	P0012-05	Roche Ireland Limited	605	1,200
Production and processing of metals	P0690-02	C&F Automotive Limited	397	549

Hazardous waste transfers outside the country - sent for recovery
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Total tonnes 2014	Total tonnes 2015
Waste and wastewater management	W0167-03	Indavar ireland Limited (Duleek)	9,940	12,300
Chemical Industry	P0013-04	Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals (Ringaskiddy)	6,370	8,030
Waste and watewater management	W0192-03	Rilta Environmental Limited	8,340	7,310
Waste and watewater management	W0050-02	Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions Limited	4,210	6,970
Waste and watewater management	W0113-04	KMK Metals Recycling Limited	5,230	6,270

Hazardous waste transfers outside the country - sent for disposal
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Total tonnes 2014	Total tonnes 2015
Waste and wastewater management	W0192-03	Rilta Environmental Limited	15,500	15,900
Chemical Industry	P0013-04	Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals (Ringaskiddy)	10,400	11,800
Waste and watewater management	W0050-02	Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions Ltd	4,760	8,090
Waste and watewater management	W0036-02	Indaver Ireland Lmited (Tolda Quay Road)	2,670	4,880
Chemical Industry	P0016-02	Janssen Pharmaceutical	1,910	3,010

Non-hazardous waste transfers - sent for disposal
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Total tonnes 2014	Total tonnes 2015
Waste and wastewater management	W0012-03	Kinsale Road Landfill	119,000	98,400
Waste and wastewater management	W0053-03	Starrus Eco Holdings Limited (Fassaroe)	67,500	65,500
Waste and watewater management	W0192-03	Rilta Environmental Limited	57,500	57,900
Waste and watewater management	W0067-02	Rathroeen Landfill	41,600	53,500
Waste and wastewater management	W0013-01	Carrowbrowne Landfill Site	30,000	49,400

Non-hazardous waste transfers - sent for recovery
Sector	Licence Code	Facility Name	Total tonnes 2014	Total tonnes 2015
Waste and wastewater management	W0044-02	Thornton's Recycling Centre	217,000	229,000
Waste and wastewater management	W0140-04	Nurendale (Rathdrinagh)	130,000	176,000
Waste and watewater management	W0003-03	Ballymount Baling Station	165,000	168,000
Waste and watewater management	W0205-01	Greyhound Recycling & Recovery	162,000	150,000
Waste and wastewater management	W0039-02	Nurendale (Ballymount Cross)	105,000	107,000