Ireland's State of the Environment Report 2024

4 Acknowledgements Acknowledgements The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wishes to express its appreciation to the following for their assistance in various ways towards the preparation of this report. Special thanks are due to the following, who provided material for the report or commented on specific aspects: Simon Shilton, Acustica Ltd Marie O’Connor and Mary Gurrie, An Bord Pleanála Matt Crowe, An Fóram Uisce – the Water Forum James Moran, Atlantic Technological University Bill Callanan, Brian Murphy, Edwina Love, Michelle Corrigan, Niall Ryan, Phillip Blackwell, Ted Massey and Tom Medlycott, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Aisling McCarthy, Alan Dempsey, David Walsh, Joseph Cummins and Nick Barwise, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Brian Loughlin, Claragh Mulhern, Colin Byrne, Deirdre Lynn, John Wickham, Katherine Cronin, Marie Archbold, Richard Cronin, Paul McDermott, Sarah Neary, Sean Armstrong, Simon Dolphin and Sorcha Ní Longphuirt, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Andrew Moran, Laura Devaney and Conor Ó Raghallaigh, Department of the Taoiseach Bernie Kiely, Brian Quirke, Darren Byrne, David Dodd, Deirdre Doran, Eoin Riordan, Fergal McParland, Gerry Clabby, Irene Cadogan, Marc Kierans, Michael O’Connor, Michael Young and Vivienne Ahern, Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Andrea Lennon, AnneMarie Smith, Carol O’Reilly, Denise Keoghan, John Boylan (formerly Department of Transport), John Martin and Orla Shields, Department of Transport Owen McManus, Dublin City Council Anne Nolan, John Curtis, Iulia Siedschlag and Niall Farrell, Economic and Social Research Institute Brian MacSharry, Ian Marnane and Poppy Savenije, European Environment Agency Hans Bruyninckx (former Executive Director, European Environment Agency) Donal Sammin, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Michael Gillen, IBEC Joanna O’Riordan and Richard Boyle, Institute of Public Administration Bernadette White and Margaret Keegan, The Local Authority Waters Programme Colman Kelly, David Barry and Cathal Gahan, Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities Sean Scott, Local Government Management Agency Niamh Ní Fhlaithbheartaigh, Rory O’Leary, Suzanne Wylde and Yvonne Doris, Marine Area Regulatory Authority Bill Dore, Catriona NicAonghusa, Francis O’Beirn, Glenn Nolan, Joe Silke, Maurice Clarke and Paul Coleman, Marine Institute Gerard McCarthy, Maynooth University Jordan Delmar and Patrick Fournet, Met Éireann Liam Lysaght, National Biodiversity Data Centre Andy Bleasdale, Barry O’Donoghue, David Lyons, Rebecca Jeffrey and Shane Regan, National Parks and Wildlife Service Barry Colleary, Ian Gourley, John Nott and Marcello Corsi, National Transport Authority Phillipa King, Southern Region Waste Management Office Jim Scheer, Emma Lynch, Mary Holland and Lee Carroll, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland Eilish Cray, Frank O’Mara, Giulia Bondi, Karl Richards, Pat Dillon and Réamonn Fealy, Teagasc Caren Gallagher, Niall Cussen and Sinead Mullen, The Office of the Planning Regulator Paul Bolger, University College Cork Mark Scott, University College Dublin Simon Jennings, Limerick City and County Council Aoife Bridges, Cillian Donlon, Alex Mulvihill, Daniel Murphy, Isabel McCarthy and Una Harte, EPA Students EPA staff that provided input to specific aspects of the report: Becci Cantrell, Ben MacFarlane, Brendan Kissane, Bruce Maxwell (contractor), Conor Bracken, Darragh O’Neill, Darragh Page, Daryl Gunning, David Kelleghan, David Smith, Deirdre French, Eleanor Ryan, Fiona Berry, Georgina McDermott, Isabel Valera, Isobella Roche, John Keogh, Juliet McCarthy, Lee Kelly, Lin Delaney, Maeve Rochford, Matthew Craig, Michael O’Dwyer, Michelle McKim, Mick Henry, Neil Foley, Pamela McDonnell, Paul Buckley, Patrick Chan, Pauline Gillard, Peter Cunningham, Ray Smith, Roni Hawe, Sarah Byrt (contractor), Sean O’Donoghue, Stephen Fennell, Suzanne Monaghan, Tara Gillen, Tomás Murray, Trish O’Grady (contractor) and Yvonne English.