Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2025
102. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures being taken to address poor air quality in breach of World Health Organisation guidelines, to identify particular towns or geographical areas of concern to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1713/25]
View answerThe Clean Air Strategy published in 2023 set outs our ambition in relation to reaching the WHO guidelines by 2040 and the roadmap for how this will be achieved. In addition, the new EU ambient air quality Directive will set more stringent legally binding limits for Ireland to achieve by 2030 and plans are already in development to support achievement of these levels. Ireland is currently not in exceedance of any of our legal requirements for air quality levels.
The EPA annual air quality report for 2023 sets out the data from all monitoring stations in relation to all current limits and guidelines and a list of all the stations data can be found here - www.epa.ie/publications/monitoring--assessment/air/air-quality-in-ireland-2023.php
