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Good practice guidance on Cumulative Effects Assessment in SEA

Year: 2020

Cumulative effects result from a combination of individual effects on a receptor. They can occur as a result of plans, programmes, projects and other actions in the past, present and the reasonably foreseeable future. They can result from impacts that may be individually insignificant, but collectively significant. Cumulative effects assessment (CEA) is the process of identifying, assessing and mitigating cumulative effects.

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National Waste Statistics Summary Report for 2018

Year: 2020

This report summarises EPA data on waste generation and management in Ireland in 2018. It highlights key trends and progress towards EU targets and identifies where further measures are needed to improve Ireland’s recycling rates. The report builds on information available on the EPA Waste Statistics webpages: www.epa.ie/nationalwastestatistics/

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Annual Air Quality Bulletin 2019

Annual Air Quality Bulletin 2019, January 2020

Year: 2020

Annual Air Quality Bulletin for PM, NO2 and Ozone for the year 2019

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Second Review of SEA Effectiveness in Ireland

Year: 2020

The key findings and recommendations from the second review of SEA effectiveness in Ireland are presented in this report. Recommendations are included to address issues relating to guidance, training & awareness, data collection, provision & sharing and governance and legislation.

Resource Efficiency Case Studies

Resource Efficiency Case Studies, December 2019

Year: 2019

Resource Efficiency Case Studies

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Guidance documents for waste statistics reporting

Year: 2019

For additional information, please see documents below.

Water Quality in Ireland 2013-2018

Year: 2019

This assessment provides an evaluation of the ecological health of Ireland's rivers, lakes, canals, groundwater, estuaries and coastal waters. The analysis is based on the assessment of biological and environmental data collected from 2,703 surface water bodies and 514 groundwater bodies between 2013 and 2018.

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Infographic: Water Quality in Ireland 2013-2018

Year: 2019

Infographic: Water Quality in Ireland 2013-2018

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Integrating Climatic Factors into Strategic Environmental Assessment in Ireland - A Guidance Note

Year: 2019

This document is a good practice note on how to practically incorporate climatic factors into plans and programmes, which come under the scope of the SEA Directive. It provides updated climate-related information and supersedes an earlier version published in 2015. It also acknowledges recent plan and programme-related developments that have occurred since then.

Organising a Resource Efficiency Programme

Year: 2019

Organising a Resource Efficiency Programme

Resource Efficiency for the Retail Sector

Year: 2019

Resource Efficiency for the Retail Sector

Resource Efficiency in the Irish Print and Packaging Sector

Year: 2019

Resource Efficiency in the Irish Print and Packaging Sector

Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2018

Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2018

Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2018, November 2019

Year: 2019

This report provides an overview of urban waste water treatment in Ireland during 2018. It focuses on the most important issues that Irish Water needs to address to protect our environment from the harmful effects of waste water discharges.

Ireland's Provisional GHG Emissions 1990-2018

Ireland's Provisional Greenhouse Gas emissions 1990-2018

Year: 2019

The EPA has produced provisional estimates of Greenhouse Gas emissions for the time period 1990-2018

Ireland NIMS 2019

Year: 2019

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