Licensing & Permitting

Industrial activities play an important role in the economic well-being of Ireland contributing to sustainable growth but can also have a significant impact on the environment. Certain industrial activities produce emissions of various substances into the air, water and land. They also generate waste and use resources such as energy and water. The EPA has a wide remit and is responsible for a range of tasks relating to the authorisation of activities that could have an impact on the environment or on human health.

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Environmental Data Exchange Network (EDEN)

EDEN is the EPA's online web portal for Local Authorities and licensees to communicate with the EPA on numerous applications.

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Industrial Licensing

The EPA provides several services regarding the licensing of IED and IPC activities. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Waste

The EPA provides several services regarding the licensing of waste activities. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Waste water

The EPA provides several services regarding licensing of waste water activities. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Climate Change

The EPA provides several services concerning licensing of Climate Change activities. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's)

The EPA provides services concerning the licensing of GMO activities. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Radiation

The EPA provides several services regarding licensing of radiation. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Freshwater & Marine

The EPA provides several services concerning licensing of freshwater and marine activities. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Air

The EPA provides several services concerning Air. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Latest publications in Licensing & Permitting

Submissions

Instructions on how to make an online submission

Step by Step on how to make a submission on line

EPA Guidance for Licensees

Proposed Transferees on Licence Transfer Applications

Guidance setting out the information required from a Licensee and Proposed Transferee when completing the Licence Transfer Application Web-form for the transfer of an Industrial Emissions, Integrated Pollution Control or Waste Licence.

IPC Guidance Note on

Storage and Transfer of Materials for Scheduled Activities

This guidance note provides assistance for industry to comply with Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC) licence conditions in relation to storage and movement of potentially polluting substances and thereby protect the environment.

Latest News and Press Releases

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EPA publishes Guidelines on the information to be contained in Environmental Impact Assessment Reports.

Date released: May 17, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today published 'Guidelines on the information to be contained in Environmental Impact Assessment Reports’.

Complaints against licensed industrial and waste sites increased significantly during first six months of 2020 says EPA

Date released: July 16, 2020

The EPA today published the most recent National Priority Sites List, as well as updated information on the enforcement activities of the EPA during the first six months of 2020.

EPA to postpone oral hearing on proposed licence for Irish Cement, Limerick due to COVID-19

Date released: April 07, 2020

The EPA has decided to postpone the oral hearing to examine the objections and concerns raised in relation to the proposed licence issued to Irish Cement Limited, Castlemungret, Limerick, Co. Limerick