EPA Prosecutes Adhesives Research Ireland Limited

On the 19th January 2007 at Limerick District Court, the Environmental Protection Agency took a prosecution against Adhesives Research Ireland Limited in relation to offences under Sections 8 and 86(6) of the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1992 and 2003 for breaches of its IPC Licence (Reg. No. 0452-01).

The company pleaded guilty to three charges relating to failure to record sampling and monitoring of emissions to atmosphere and also providing the Agency with information that was false or misleading in a material respect on two separate occasions.

Breach of these conditions meant the company could not demonstrate that the air emissions abatement systems were operating effectively and that the Agency could not assess compliance of the company with the emission limits set out in its licence.

On hearing details of the offence from the EPA’s solicitor, Judge O’Donnell imposed a fine of €500 in relation to one of the charges and took the other two into consideration. The EPA’s costs of €6,865 were also awarded.

Adhesives Research Ireland Limited was granted an IPC licence (Reg.No.0452-01) on 18th November 1998.

The facility is a manufacturing, research and development facility constructed on a six-acre site in Raheen Industrial Estate south of Limerick city.

This prosecution was taken following investigation by the Office of Environmental Enforcement.