Launch of Public Consultation for Ireland’s first National Implementation Report 2014 under the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Protocol
On 23 August 2013 the public consultation for Ireland’s first National Implementation Report under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (known as the PRTR Protocol) was launched. The PRTR Protocol seeks to reduce the burden of pollution and waste by establishing publicly accessible national pollutant registers. The Protocol...
READ ARTICLE >Draft Guidelines on carrying out Environmental Impact Assessment
The Department of the Environment has published draft guidelines for planning authorities on carrying out environmental impact assessment. The purpose of the guidelines is to provide practical guidance to planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála and result in greater consistency in the methodology adopted by consent authorities. The public consultation period runs until Friday 14...
READ ARTICLE >Draft National Implementation Plan for Persistent Organic Pollutants for consultation
The Draft National Implementation Plan for Persistent Organic Pollutants sets out the current situation in relation to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Ireland and describes how Ireland is meeting its obligations under the Stockholm Convention on POPs. The draft document also contains an Action Plan in relation to measures to reduce emissions of unintentional POPs....
READ ARTICLE >European Commission Public Consultation
The European Commission is launching a new public consultation, which is meant to provide input for the mid-term review of the industrial policy communication planned for September 2012. This review will focus on developing a limited number of new initiatives that can deliver substantial results in the short to medium-term. The consultation is due to identify...
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