River Monitoring – Aquatic Invertebrates
Year: 2021
This plain English factsheet outlines the work done by the EPA monitoring aquatic invertebrates in our rivers.
River and Lake Monitoring - Phytobenthos fact sheet
Year: 2021
This plain English factsheet outlines the work done by the EPA in monitoring phytobenthos in rivers and lakes.
Lake Monitoring Phytoplankton fact sheet
Year: 2021
This plain English fact sheet outlines the work done by the EPA in monitoring phytoplankton in lakes.
Ireland's National Inventory Submissions 2021
Year: 2021
Ireland's annual inventory submissions including the National Inventory Report (NIR) and Common Reporting Format (CRF) data files and supplementary information if available. The NIR contains transparent and detailed information on the inventory for years 1990-2019. The CRF tables contain all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals, implied emission factors and activity data..
Good practice note on SEA for the Energy Sector
Year: 2021
This note provides good practice guidance on how to carry out strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of energy strategies/plans. It does not constitute statutory guidance and is intended to promote a good practice approach to the application of SEA in the energy sector.
Determining Historic and Current PFAS Levels in AFFF in the Republic of Ireland.
PFAS in fire-fighting foam, February 2021
Year: 2021
A desktop study and survey of users of PFAS-containing fire-fighting foams highlighting the potential risks to human health and the environment via their disposal and use.
Survey on Attitudes to Radiation in Ireland, October 2020
Year: 2021
This report presents the findings of an online survey carried out by Amárach in October 2020 on behalf of EPA to assess the attitudes of the public in Ireland to radiation.
SEA Action Plan 2021 - 2025
Year: 2021
Through the National SEA Forum the SEA statutory environmental authorities in Ireland have jointly developed an SEA Action Plan to implement the key priority recommendations of the second SEA Effectiveness Review. The implementation of this Action Plan will be dependent on a shared responsibility in delivering the key priority recommendations.
SEA Action Plan 2018-2020 - Progress Update 2021
Year: 2021
The EPA, in association with the other SEA environmental authorities, carried out a review of the progress made to date in the delivery of the various actions and recommendations in the 'SEA Effectiveness Review in Ireland Action Plan 2018–2020'. This Progress Update summarises the findings of this review.
The impact on 2020 greenhouse gas emissions of Covid-19 restrictions
Early estimates of Energy and Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, February 2021
Year: 2021
The dramatic decline in economic activity and travel in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is translating into greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the short term.
Noise and health infographic
Year: 2020
Short infographic outlining the salient points about noise and health
Nitrate Directives Article 10 Report for Ireland for the Period 2016-2019
Council Directive of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (91/676/EEC), December 2020
Year: 2020
This report provides the information from Ireland to the European Commission, as required under Article 10 of the Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC), with respect to the seventh reporting period (2016-2019). The report comprises: a description, with maps, of the evolution of water quality in groundwater and surface waters; a statement on the adoption of a Whole Territory Approach with respect to the designation of nitrate vulnerable zones; a summary of agricultural activities and an account of the implementation of the agricultural Code of Good Practice and a summary of the principal measures and an evaluation of the National Action Programme for limiting nitrate inputs from agricultural sources.
Ireland's Environment 2020 - An Assessment - Report
Year: 2020
Ireland's Environment 2020 provides an update on the environmental challenges that we face both nationally and globally. The report adds to a range of thematic and research reports available from the EPA that cover many of the issues reported on in more detail.
