Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland)

Environmental Protection Agency
An Ghníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil
Agency overview
Formed1993 (1993)
JurisdictionIreland
HeadquartersJohnstown Castle, Wexford, Y35 W821, Ireland
52°17′45″N 6°30′05″W / 52.295915°N 6.501418°W / 52.295915; -6.501418
Employees350+[1]
Annual budget€72.85 million (2018)
Agency executive
  • Laura Burke,
    (Director General)
Websitewww.epa.ie

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for protecting and improving the environment as a valuable asset for the people of Ireland. It operates independently under the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference EPA:OCCS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services (15 February 2017). The Role of EPA in Regulation of Public Water Services (PDF) (Report). p. 2. Retrieved 10 April 2017.