Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
184. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress on the Programme for Government commitment to respond to the OECD review of the Environmental Protection Agency and ensure that Ireland’s legislative framework for licensing pollution is fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11646/22]
View answerThe Programme for Government commitment to respond to the recommendations of the OECD report is being progressed in a number of ways. In July 2021, my Department agreed a revised Performance Delivery Agreement (PDA) with the EPA. This PDA, which is reviewed annually, provides a framework to progress the recommendations in the OECD review and to assess the EPA's implementation of the OECD recommendations.
In addition, the EPA is developing a Draft Strategic Plan 2022 to 2026 and the Agency has clearly signalled that it will address the OECD recommendations over the course of the Strategy. Details on how to comment on the Draft Strategic Plan are available at www.epa.ie/publications/corporate/consultations/-consultations/epa-draft-strategic-plan-2022-to-2026.php This consultation will close on Friday 11 March 2022
