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Scientific Officer III (Level 5) Freshwater Ecologist
Post Number: 000608, June 2026
Year: 2026
The successful candidate will fulfil the role of Scientific Officer III (Level 5) Freshwater Ecologist. The successful candidate will work in the EPA’s Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Unit which undertakes monitoring and assessment of the ecological health of Ireland’s surface water resource. The role will involve extensive fieldwork, and travel away from the designated office location, monitoring surface waters within Ireland, as well as laboratory work, sample and data analysis and reporting.
Oifigeach Eolaíochta III (Leibhéal 5) Hidriméadracht agus Screamhuisce
Post Number: 000607, June 2026
Year: 2026
Comhlíonfaidh an t-iarrthóir rathúil ról Oifigeach Eolaíochta III (Leibhéal 5) Hidriméadracht & Screamhuisce. Beidh an t-iarrthóir rathúil lonnaithe in oifig Bhaile Átha Luain ach d'fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh air monatóireacht hidriméadrach a dhéanamh in aon áit sa tír. Is ról lasmuigh den chuid is mó é an ról, agus beidh an t-iarrthóir rathúil mar chuid den fhoireann monatóireachta allamuigh hidriméadrach, ag tomhas sreabhadh abhann, leibhéil locha agus screamhuisce. Oibreoidh siad le comhghleacaithe laistigh dá bhfoireann Hidriméadracht & Screamhuisce níos leithne chun a chinntiú go seachadfar an clár oibre allamuigh hidriméadrach.
Scientific Officer III (Level 5) Hydrometrics and Groundwater
Post Number: 000607, June 2026
Year: 2026
The successful candidate will fulfil the role of Scientific Officer III (Level 5) Hydrometrics & Groundwater. The successful candidate will be based in the Athlone office but may be required to carry out hydrometric monitoring anywhere in the country. The role is predominately an outdoor role, and the successful candidate will be part of the hydrometric field monitoring team, measuring river flows, lake and groundwater levels. They will work with colleagues within their wider Hydrometric & Groundwater team to ensure delivery of the hydrometric field work programme. The successful candidate will be required to assess, interpret and validate the hydrometric data gathered in their region and provide technical advice to their line manager and the regional team lead on the hydrometric stations in their area.
Oifigeach Eolaíochta III (Leibhéal 5) Éiceolaí Uisce Úr
Post Number: 000608, June 2026
Year: 2026
Comhlíonfaidh an t-iarrthóir rathúil ról Oifigeach Eolaíochta III (Leibhéal 5) Éiceolaí Uisce Úr. Oibreoidh an t-iarrthóir rathúil in Aonad Monatóireachta agus Measúnaithe Éiceolaíochta an EPA a dhéanann monatóireacht agus measúnú ar shláinte éiceolaíoch acmhainn uisce dromchla na hÉireann. Beidh obair allamuigh fhairsing i gceist leis an ról, agus taisteal ar shiúl ón suíomh oifige ainmnithe, monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar uiscí dromchla laistigh d'Éirinn, chomh maith le hobair saotharlainne, anailís agus tuairisciú samplaí agus sonraí.
FOI Disclosure Log January to March 2026
Details of non-personal requests received under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, May 2026
Year: 2026
Details of non-personal requests received under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, published on a quarterly basis.
Position Paper Regulation 27 Consultation to inform development of Draft Guidance for Brownfield soil and stone by-product material incorporating a PFAS screen
Year: 2026
The EPA has published a position paper for consultation as part of the development of national guidance for brownfield soil and stone by-product material. The guidance will clarify where brownfield soil and stone can be used as by-product or where it must be safely disposed of. This will assist developers and environmental consultants with brownfield soil by-product notifications. The planned guidance will use pollutant limit values for the protection of human and environmental health based on use scenarios and vulnerabilities of the site. Interim ambient concentrations are being examined for use as pollutant limit values for PFAS.
Environmental Protection Agency Internal Environmental Policy Statement
Year: 2026
The purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect, improve and restore our environment through regulation, scientific knowledge and working with others. Our vision is that we live sustainably in a healthy environment that is valued and protected by all.
EPA Highlights 2025
Year: 2026
A look back at EPA activity and key environmental indicators over the past 12 months.
Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2025
Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (as amended) requires the publication of an Annual Report each year relating to the number of protected disclosures made in the preceding year and any actions taken in response to such disclosures., March 2026
Year: 2026
EPA Submission: CRU Draft Determination on Uisce Éireann’s revenues for RC4 (2025-2029) (EPA ref: EPAC-0226)
Year: 2026
EPA response to the CRU Draft Determination on Uisce Éireann’s revenues for Revenue Control 4 (2025-2029)
FOI Disclosure Log January to December 2025
Details of non-personal requests received under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, February 2026
Year: 2026
Details of non-personal requests received under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, published on a quarterly basis.
8th Advisory Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Year: 2026
This report records the main issues considered by the committee during its term of office. It sets out a series of recommendations to the EPA, and to the Minister, relating to the Agency’s functions. These recommendations cover a range of key issues.
Advisory Committee Meeting 23 July 2025
Year: 2026
Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes held on 6 March 2014
EPA submission: Ireland’s Second Whole-of-Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028, Accelerating Action (EPA ref: EPAC-3125)
Year: 2026
EPA's response to the public consultation by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment on the draft of Ireland’s Second Whole-of-Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028, Accelerating Action.
EPA submission: Ireland’s draft Sixth Nitrates Action Programme and associated SEA Statement (EPA Ref: EPAC-3625)
Year: 2025
EPA submission on Ireland’s draft Sixth Nitrates Action Programme and associated Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) statement, in response to the public consultation by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Draft Third Update of Ireland's National Implementation Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Public Consultation on the draft Third Update of Ireland's National Implementation Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), December 2025
Year: 2025
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are a group of hazardous chemicals that persist in the environment, can bioaccumulate in the food chain, and can be toxic to human health and the environment. Examples of POPs include some older pesticides such as DDT, flame retardants found in older furniture, specific types of industrial chemicals, some of which were used in firefighting foam, and pollutants released from illegal burning of waste. The UN Stockholm Convention on POPs is a global treaty which aims to protect human health and the environment from POPs. Ireland became a Party to this Convention in 2010 and is required to develop a National Implementation Plan (NIP) on POPs and update it as necessary. The EPA is preparing the Third Update of Ireland’s National Implementation Plan on POPs. The draft updated plan outlines where POPs are found in Ireland; research and monitoring across air, water, food and waste; and actions to reduce and eliminate POPs.
EPA Public Contracts Awarded April to September 2025
EPA Register of Public Contracts Awarded, December 2025
Year: 2025
EPA response to the Cost of Business Advisory Forum: "Regulation and Planning: Regulatory Burden and Infrastructural Delivery" theme (EPA ref: EPAC-3725)
The EPA’s written submission to the Cost of Business Advisory Forum on the “Regulation and Planning” theme (November 2025)., December 2025
Year: 2025
EPA submission: Principles for Developing Carbon Farming in Ireland (EPA ref: EPAC-3525)
Year: 2025
EPA response to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's public consultation on the "Principles for Developing Carbon Farming in Ireland" document.