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Register of Protected Areas - Nutrient Sensitive Areas River WaterbodiesEnvironmental Protection AgencyEnvironmentWFD River Waterbodies intersecting with designated Nutrient Sensitive Areas waterbodies in accordance with the Urban Waste Water Treatment (UWWT) Directive 91/271/EEC on Urban Waste Water Treatment and S.I. 254 / 2001, S.I. 440/2004 and S.I. 48/2010.
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The Blue Flag is an exclusive eco-label awarded for beaches and marinas by the FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education). In 2013 a total of 74 beaches of 133 were awarded the Blue Flag in the Republic of Ireland. They are selected through strict criteria dealing with water...
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Significant pressures have been identified for waterbodies that are At Risk of not meeting their water quality objectives under the Water Framework Directive. While there are a multitude of pressures in every waterbody, the significant pressures are those pressures which need...
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EnvironmentSUPERSEDED - The version has been superseded. And a new edition is now available under the Atlas of Commercial Fisheries around Ireland, Fourth Edition, 2024. This atlas provides a series of detailed maps of commercial fishing activity around Ireland with the aim of providing...
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EnvironmentCorine Land Cover 2000 is a map of the Irish environmental landscape based on interpretation of satellite images based on EC established CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) specifications.
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National Survey of Limestone Pavement and Associated Habitats in IrelandDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThis project completed a detailed field survey of 26 limestone pavement and associated habitat monitoring sites, and 17 proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA) sites. Several 100m x 100m (1ha) plots were selected within each monitoring site. The habitats within each plot were...
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EnvironmentWFD Ground Water Bodies intersecting with WFD Designated Salmonid Waters under S.I. No. 293/1988 - European Communities (Quality of Salmonid Waters) Regulations 1988, 14th August 1988
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EnvironmentThis is a point data set of the location of urban waste water emission points. In terms of usage of this dataset please note that there is a period of time between when emission locations are licensed and when they appear in this dataset.
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This dataset contains all the overall interim transitional waterbody status results, monitored as part of the EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) objectives to achieve or maintain at least good ecological status and good chemical status by 2015.
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Marine Strategy Framework Directive Marine WatersDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThe Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Assessment Area is the geographic area management and reporting unit for Ireland's MSFD reporting. The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is European legislation, which aims to protect the marine environment. It requires...
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SIS SOIL:The new Irish Soil Information System concludes a 5 year programme, supported by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (STRIVE Research Programme 2007-2013) and Teagasc, to develop a new 1:250,000 scale national soil map (http://soils.teagasc.ie). The Irish Soil...
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EnvironmentPhytoplankton are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of oceans, seas and freshwater basin ecosystems. The name comes from the Greek words phyton, meaning plant and planktos, meaning wanderer or drifter. Most phytoplankton are too...
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This is a point dataset of the location of emission site facilities. These include Industrial Emissions (IE), Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) and Waste EPA licensed facilities.
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Dataset relating to WFD Ground Waterbody Approved Risk assigned to each feature by the Catchment scientists.
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EnvironmentWFD Ground Water Bodies intersecting with Designated Shellfish Zones under S.I. No. 55/2009 European Communities (Quality of Shellfish Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
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This data collection activity covers baseline, geographical and temporal trend monitoring of heavy metals and chlorinated hydrocarbons in water from the marine chemistry monitoring programme. Data for water chemistry covers marine areas around Ireland and between Ireland and...
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EnvironmentThe location and areas where offshore non-renewable energy is taking place and due to begin production around Ireland. The main commercial fields include the Corrib field off the Belmullet Peninsula and the Kinsale field in the Celtic Sea. None
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Maritime Spatial Planning Directive Assessment AreaDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentMaritime spatial planning is about planning when and where human activities take place at sea to ensure these are as efficient and sustainable as possible. Maritime spatial planning involves stakeholders in a transparent way in the planning of maritime activities. In July...
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EnvironmentThe EUNIS habitat classification is a comprehensive pan-European system to facilitate the harmonised description and collection of data across Europe through the use of criteria for habitat identification. It is hierarchical and covers all types of habitat types from natural...
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EU Water Framework Directive Transitional Waterbodies boundaries for Ireland. Transitional waters connect fresh waters such as rivers and marine waters, for example estuaries. The goal of The Water Framework Directive is to achieve a good status for all of Europe's surface...
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