Ireland's State of the Environment Report 2024

218 Chapter 9: The Marine Environment Figure 9.2  Government departments and public bodies with a remit in coastal and marine waters Water Framework Directive 2000 Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) 2008 The Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2018 (in areas designated as Natura 2000 sites) Marine Area Planning Act 2021 Marine Protected Areas Act (Due 2024) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Parks and Wildlife Service Met Éireann Coastal local authorities Tailte Éireann (formerly OSi) Army Fáilte Ireland An Bord Pleanála Air Corps Údarás na Gaeltachta Irish Naval Service Irish Coast Guard Marine Institute (MI) Bord Bia Aqua- culture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) Aquaculture Licences Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Marine Survey Office (MSO) Irish Maritime Development Office Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Commission for Regulation of Utilities Eirgrid Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) Loughs Agency Local Enterprise Offices Microfinance Ireland Science Foundation Ireland Enterprise Ireland IDA Ireland Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) Department of Environment, Climate and Communications Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Department of Defence Department of Transport Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Department of Tourism, Culture,Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) Source: Adapted from Farrell et al. , 2023