Year: 2023
EPA submission in response to the public consultation by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on Ireland’s 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan. The submission includes some general points for consideration as well as more specific observations on the Draft Plan.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the public consultation by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the development of a national Horticulture Strategy. General observations are set out in the submission letter, while specific comments on the “Opportunities for the Irish Horticultural Sector” report are included in the Appendix.
Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft Ireland’s Forest Strategy Implementation Plan and associated SEA Environmental Report.
Year: 2022
EPA input to the early stage of strategy development by the Shared Vision, Forest Strategy and Forestry Programme.
Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft National Roads 2040 Strategy and associated SEA Environmental Report. Published 06th October 2022.
Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development 2030 and SEA Environmental Report published 04th October 2022.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the public consultation by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on sourcing science advice in Ireland. The EPA’s main points on sourcing science advice are set out in the submission and expanded upon in the Appendix, in answer to the specific questions in the consultation paper.
Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft Seafood Development Programme 2021-2027 and SEA Environmental Report published 8th September 2022.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the public consultation by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. In its submission, the EPA welcomes the prioritisation of the development of an integrated hydrogen strategy for Ireland in line with Ireland’s Climate Action Plan. It also welcomes the prioritisation of green hydrogen production, sustainably produced from renewable sources.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the consultation from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the Review of the National Adaptation Framework.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the consultation on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine regarding the implementation of the Food Safety and Food Authenticity Strategy and the proposed ‘To-Be’ Report on a Reform Programme for the Better Regulation of Food in Ireland.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the public consultation by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Marine Strategy Part 3: Programme of Measures. This response focuses mainly on highlighting relevant assessments in the EPA’s recent State of Environment report and includes specific comments on Descriptors 8 and 9.
Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft National Cycle Network Plan and SEA Environmental Report, published 2nd June 2022.
Year: 2022
EPA submission in response to the public consultation by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). In its submission, the EPA notes that air pollution presents the biggest environmental health risk and is a global threat leading to large impacts on ecosystems in Ireland and right across Europe. The EPA considers these points as critical to the success of the draft Strategy: 1) World Health Organisation Guidelines 2021 2) Consistent and increased enforcement and 3) Implementation.
Year: 2022
EPA submission to public consultation by Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the draft River Basin Management Plan 2022-2027 and associated SEA environmental report.
Year: 2022
EPA submission on the Draft Policy Statement on Geothermal Energy for a Circular Economy and associated SEA Environmental Report, published 1st March 2022.
Year: 2022
EPA submission to public consultation by Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the draft Ireland’s Fifth Nitrates Action Programme and associated SEA environmental report.
Year: 2021
This EPA submission, made on 17 September 2021, relates to the second-stage consultation about measures being considered as part of the fourth review of the Nitrates Action Programme by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. It builds on the EPA submission made in February 2021 on the first-stage consultation (EPAC-0121), and previous submissions on the interim review of the nitrates action programme in 2019, the Agrifood2030 strategy (now known as FoodVision2030) and the Agclimatise strategy. The EPA has also provided a submission to support the scoping for the Strategic Environmental Assessment.
Year: 2021
The EPA's submission in response to a public consultation on the proposed publication of the Circular Economy Strategy. The development of this strategy is expected to be a significant driver of the transition to a carbon neutral economy and opportunity for sustainable economic growth.
