The impact and response of City and County Councils to the effects of the recent extreme weather will be investigated at today’s (18th January) meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Representatives from the County and City Managers Association will face questions at the meeting regarding the impact of the big … Read more
Environmental resources have been developed by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the EPA to support primary and second level teachers who are exploring the key environmental issues facing Ireland today. The resources are: * Eco Detectives, a teacher resource pack of environmental and climate change investigations for primary schools, produced … Read more
The Environment Ireland 2010 conference will take place at the Croke Park Conference Centre on: Tuesday 14th September. Environment Ireland, now in its sixth year, is Ireland’s largest conference on environmental policy and management. The conference is organised in association with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. … Read more
The Government has introduced for public consultation, new draft Guidelines on Spatial Planning and National Roads. The aim of the guidelines is to ensure that roads planning and policy, and development planning and development management processes are appropriately and effectively aligned, in order to guide development to the most suitable locations to maximise the investment … Read more
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley TD is to initiate a review of how planning laws and policy are being implemented by a number of local authorities around the country. Minister Gormley is to use powers granted to him under planning legislation to undertake the review, which will involve the … Read more
John Gormley, TD, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, has officially opened his Department’s new office on the Newtown Road in Wexford. There are now almost 200 staff working in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government’s Wexford office, with more due to arrive in the coming months. The impact of … Read more