The Government today launched the ‘Be Winter-Ready’ 2022 -2023 Information Campaign. The campaign was jointly launched by Patrick O’Donovan T.D, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, and Minister of State at the Department of Transport
National Parks and Wildlife Service Strategy Statement: Public consultation opens
Members of the public and stakeholders are being invited to participate in the development of the first three-year Strategy Statement for the National Parks and Wildlife Service through a public consultation, which is now open. The Strategy Statement will set
Minister of State Smyth announces the publication of National Litter Pollution Monitoring System results
Results highlight the need to build on the ongoing work – to tackle litter pollution right across Ireland Cigarettes continue to be the biggest litter scourge Chewing gum litter is vastly reduced Minister of State at the Department of the
Shared National Vision for Forestry 2050 published
The Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, has published a Shared National Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests in Ireland until 2050. The visionary document calls for
Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant
The Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant is a government funded support scheme assisting residents and homeowners to install an electric vehicle charge point on their property. The scheme provides a grant up to the value of €600 towards the purchase
Invasive Species Alert for Pond Slider
The National Parks and Wildlife Service at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has put out an alert for the invasive alien species Pond Slider (trachemys scripta). The Pond Sliders re recently identified in The Lough, Cork City
Landmark Circular Economy Act Signed into Law
This past week, the Landmark Circular Economy Act which was signed by the President became law. The Act defines the Circular Economy for the first time in Irish domestic law incentivises the use of reusable and recyclable alternatives to a
Public Consultation for Foreshore Consent Process
ESB Wind Development Limited (ESB) has applied for a Licence to conduct investigations on a possible wind farm at a site named “Sea Stack Offshore Wind”, situated off the coasts of Dublin and Wicklow. To facilitate the Minister’s Appropriate Assessment
A Roadmap towards Climate Neutrality
The global community faces a future in which we need to balance the need to increase food and fibre production, with helping farmers, foresters, fishermen and society generally to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, build resilience and adapt to the
Cherrywood SDZ – Building Height Review – Have Your Say
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in its role as Development Agency for the Cherrywood SDZ, is undertaking a review of the building heights for proposed development across the whole of the SDZ area as directed by the Ministerial Guidelines on Urban Development and