Environment Protection Agency
Johnstown Castle Estate
P.O. Box 3000
IE-Co. Wexford
Ireland
Short name: IEPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent public body established under the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992. The other main instruments from which it derives its mandate are the Waste Management Act, 1996, and the Protection of the Environment Act, 2003. The EPA has a wide range of functions to protect the environment.
Its primary activities include:
- Environmental licensing
- Enforcement of environmental law
- Environmental planning and guidance
- Monitoring and reporting on the environmental status: Air, water, waste, noise, land and soil
- Environmental research
Role in the project
Observer
Web sites
Environmental Protection Agency
Programme link
www.epa.ie/EnvironmentalResearch/
CIRCLE team
Frank McGovern
+353-53-9160600
f.mcgovern@epa.ie
Frank McGovern (EPA)