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Purchase Orders Quarter 3 2024 Over €20k

Year: 2024

The public sector reform plan required that all Departments and Agencies start publishing quarterly reports on-line detailing purchase orders of value greater than €20,000. The EPA purchase orders over €20,000 for Quarter 3 2024.

Assessing the Impact of Ammonia Emissions to Air and Nitrogen Deposition from EPA licensable activities on European Sites

Year: 2024

This Instruction Note is to assist applicants/licensees in assessing the impact of ammonia emissions to air and nitrogen on European sites when preparing licence/licence review applications for industrial sites.

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Guidance on how Key Performance Indicators can be used to evaluate effectiveness of Strategic Environmental Assessment.

Year: 2024

This guidance explains how to determine the status of each KPI and how to find the relevant information. It also presents the current status (i.e. baseline) of each KPI, based on 20 case studies, and provides a good practice example. The intention is that, over time, SEA effectiveness in Ireland will continue to improve through better practice relating to these KPIs.

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Hydrology Summary Bulletin - September 2024

Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for September 2024., October 2024

Year: 2024

Hydrology Summary Bulletin for September 2024 outlining the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels and turlough levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows of over 300 stations across Ireland.

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Research 462: Sustainable and Holistic management of Irish Ports (SHIP)

Authors: Wesley Flannery, Christina Kelly and Brendan Murtagh, October 2024

Year: 2024

Ireland’s ports and harbours are of strategic importance and are essential for its local, regional, and national economies. Ports are vital hubs that connect manufacturers, traders and consumers within global supply chains. Ports also play an important role in sustainable transport, as shipping is the most energy-efficient way to move freight and goods over longer distances. Nonetheless, ports can also be responsible for adverse environmental, health and social impacts such as air, water and noise pollution; traffic congestion; and damage to terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The (SHIP) project investigated methods to overcome challenges identified across the complex nature of ports and the diverse range of port activities and stakeholders to facilitate Ireland’s transition towards more sustainable port practices. It delivers a policy framework with recommendations on port governance, innovation, decarbonisation, port connectivity, efficiency and investment.