The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has criticised two local authorities for failures in environmental law enforcement performance between 2014 and last year.
An EPA review found evidence of improved local authority enforcement activity among 29 local authorities but singled out Sligo County Council and Longford County Council for criticism.
Sligo County Council’s performance score “remained below target” because it did not meet its targets for litter; septic tank and waste battery inspections.
Longford County Council was found to have an inadequate enforcement plan. The authority also scored poorly on water enforcement, as it did not carry out sufficient farm, septic tank or wastewater discharge licence inspections.
Local authorities have 500 “environmental protection requirements” contained in more than 100 pieces of environmental legislation to control air quality; water quality and waste management.
Source: Irish Times
