Ireland's State of the Environment Report 2024

i Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 Editors Brian Donlon, Annette Cahalane and Andy Fanning ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY October 2024 ISBN: 978-1-80009-199-3 Environmental Protection Agency An Ghníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil PO Box 3000, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland Telephone: +353 53 916 0600 Fax: +353 53 916 0699 Email: info@epa.ie Website: www.epa.ie LoCall: 0818 33 55 99 © Environmental Protection Agency 2024 Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material contained in this publication, complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Neither the Environmental Protection Agency nor the authors accept any responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage occasioned, or claimed to have been occasioned, in part or in full, as a consequence of any person acting, or refraining from acting, as a result of a matter contained in this publication. All or part of this publication may be reproduced without further permission, provided the source is acknowledged. Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 Published by Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland Copy-editing and proofreading: Prepress Projects Design: Clever Cat Design 10/2024/450