Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 May 2005
273 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has studied the result of various air pollution monitors throughout County Kildare; if any trends are detectable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15704/05]
View answerAir quality assessment is a matter for the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, and air quality management is a matter for local authorities informed by air quality measurement data. The EPA's 2002 annual report on air quality monitoring contains details of the monitoring and assessment of national air quality. It incorporates data from all air quality monitoring stations operated by the EPA and local authorities, including monitors in County Kildare. In light of the most recent data available to them, neither the EPA nor Kildare County Council have drawn my attention to any particular air quality issue in County Kildare. I understand the EPA's 2003 report will be published shortly and I will arrange for a copy to be placed in the Oireachtas Library. A copy of the EPA 2002 report and Kildare County Council's annual report on ambient air quality for 2003-04 are already available in the Library.
