EPA - Ireland's Environment, An Integrated Assessment - 2020

Acknowledgements n Geoff Beale, Piteau Associates Engineering n Sarah Twomey, Sea Fisheries Protection Authority n Nicholas Bond, Southern Region Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities n Philippa King, Southern Region Waste Management Planning Office n Phil Hemmingway, Martin Howley and Jim Scheer, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland n Gilles Rudaz, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment FOEN n Sharon Finnegan, Department of the Taoiseach n Stuart Green, Noel Meehan, Pat Murphy, Daire O’Huallachain, Frank O’Mara, Lilian O’Sullivan, Karl Richards and David Wall, Teagasc n Stephen Wheston, Tembusu Ltd n Stephen Byrne, Transport Infrastructure Ireland n Paul Dean, Martin Le Tissier and Barry O’Dwyer, University College Cork n Craig Bullock, Enda Murphy and Patrick Paul Walsh, University College Dublin n Professor James Clarke, University of York EPA staff that provided input to specific aspects of the report: Pat Byrne, Claire Byrne, Becci Cantrell, Pat Chan, Niamh Cleary, Shane Colgan, Caitríona Collins, Karen Creed, Caroline Cronin, Noeleen Cunningham, Ann Marie Donlon, Valerie Doyle, Hugh Feeley, David Fenton, Padraig Fitzmaurice, Brigid Flood, Dolores Flood, Neil Foley, Pat Geoghegan, Nigel Hayes, Mick Henry, Celine Horner, Lee Kelly, Jane Kenneally, Jason Larkin, Stephanie Long, Aoife Loughnane, Kevin Lydon, Juliet McCarthy, Niamh McCormack, Ian Marnane, Maria Martin, Michelle Minihan, Jim Moriarty, Deirdre Murphy, Tomás Murray, Kirsty Nolan, Sean O’Donoghue, Sean O’ Leary, Gemma O’Reilly, Fiona O’Rourke, Darragh Page, Brian Quirke, Joe Reilly, Kealan Reynolds, Mary Frances Rochford, Helen Searson, David Shannon, Sonja Smith, Alice Wemaere, Richard Williams and Emily Williamson. The report was prepared under the direction of Matthew Crowe, Director, Office of Evidence and Assessment (to April 2020), and Micheál Lehane, Director, Office of Evidence and Assessment. Advice, comment and direction on the report were received from the other Directors of the Agency: Laura Burke (Director General), Eimear Cotter, Gerard O’ Leary, Tom Ryan and Ciara McMahon. The lead authors (in bold) and contributing authors of individual chapters were as follows: Chapter 1  Introduction and Environmental Assessments Jonathan Derham , Matthew Crowe Chapter 2  Climate Change Margaret Desmond , Frank McGovern, Paul Duffy Chapter 3  Air Quality Kevin Delaney , Ann Marie Ryan, Micheál O’Dwyer and Patrick Kenny Chapter 4  Environmental Noise Tony Dolan and David Matthews Chapter 5  Land and Soil Cian O’Mahony and Gavin Smith Chapter 6  Nature Wayne Trodd , Ciara Maxwell and Siobhan Egan Chapter 7  Water Quality Shane O’Boyle and Matthew Craig Chapter 8  The Marine Environment Sorcha Ní Longphuirt , Robert Wilkes and Shane O’Boyle Chapter 9  Waste Fiona McCoole , Isabelle Kurz, Odile Le Bolloch and Caoimhín Nolan Chapter 10  Environment and Industry Brian Donlon and Mick Drumm Chapter 11  Environment and Transport Tadhg O’Mahony (ex-EPA), Stephen Treacy, Patrick Kenny, Tony Dolan and Damien Fahey Chapter 12  Environment and Energy Frank McGovern , Paul Duffy and Patrick Kenny Chapter 13  Environment and Agriculture Bernard Hyde , Patrick Byrne, Jenny Deakin, Brian Donlon, Anthony Mannix, Eva Mockler and Phillip O’Brien Chapter 14  Environment, Health and Wellbeing Aisling O’Connor and Jonathan Derham Chapter 15  Environmental Performance, Policy and Implementation Tara Higgins and Cormac MacGearailt Chapter 16  Conclusions Brendan Wall 7