Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland)
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History
The EPA was founded in 1993, following the enactment of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992.[2][3] In 2014, it merged with the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, which was itself founded in 1992.[4][5] The present-day EPA continues the activities of both groups.[6]
Organisation
The EPA operates independently under the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment.[1] It is led by an advisory committee headed by a director general. The current director general, Laura Burke, was appointed in 2011.[7]
Offices
There are five offices which answer to the advisory committee.[8]
- The Office of Environmental Enforcement is responsible for implementing and enforcing environmental legislation.[9]
- The Office of Environmental Sustainability is responsible for advocating for environmental protection and sustainability, with a goal in particular to meet Ireland's multiple environmental commitments.[10]
- The Office of Evidence and Assessment is responsible for providing environmental data, information and assessment.[11]
- The Office of Radiation Protection and Environmental Monitoring - responsible for ensuring that the public is protected from the effects of harmful ionizing radiation.[12]
- The Office of Communications and Corporate Services - responsible for providing support for all staff across the EPA.[13]
Sites
The EPA operates from a number of sites across Ireland. The Headquarters are located in Johnstown Castle Estate, County Wexford.
Additional offices are located in:[14]
- Dublin
- Inniscarra, County Cork
- Castlebar, County Mayo
- Monaghan
- Kilkenny
- Athlone, County Westmeath
- Limerick
See also
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- Conservation biology
- Ecology
- Environmental protection
- Habitat conservation
- Natural environment
- Natural capital
- Natural resource
- Renewable resource
- Sustainable development
- Sustainability
References
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External links
- Environmental Protection Agency - Ireland
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- Environmental protection agencies
- Government agencies of the Republic of Ireland
- Environmental organisations based in Ireland
- Environment of the Republic of Ireland
- State-sponsored bodies of the Republic of Ireland
- Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
- Radiation protection organizations