Unit Information

‘Units’ in this database are national-level organisations which perform public functions under public authority. These include government departments, agencies, and commercial state-owned enterprises. For further details on the types of organisations included in the database, see the what we have done and why document.

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Environmental Information Service1990-09-012009-09-04Office and Information Centre closed in 2009, website maintained by the Library CouncilMcGauran et al. 2005; http://www.enfo.ie/; Dáil Éireann - Volume 647 - 13 February, 2008--Written Answers. - Departmental Bodies
Environmental Protection Agency1993-07-26McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.epa.ie/; Environmental Agency Protection Act 1992; S.I. No. 213/1993; Waste Management Act 1996; Protection of the Environment Act 2003
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government2003-06-102011-05-02http://www.environ.ie/; S.I. No. 233/2003; S.I. No. 193/2011
Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board1998-01-01https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/files/daaab-guidelines.pdf; Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Statement of Strategy 2008-2010; Written answers, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Special Protection Areas Appeals
Comhar - National Sustainable Development Partnership1999-02-262012-01-02Absorbed into NESC in January 2012McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nesc.ie/
Department of the Environment and Local Government1997-07-222003-06-09S.I. No. 322/1997; S.I. No. 233 of 2003; Coakley & Gallagher 2005
Department of the Environment1977-08-171997-07-21S.I. No. 269/1977; S.I. No. 322/1997; Coakley & Gallagher 2005
Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information2007-05-01S.I. No. 133/2007; www.ocei.gov.ie/en/
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government2011-05-022016-07-23Creation: S.I. No. 193/2011, Termination: S.I. No. 394/2016; http://www.environ.ie/
Climate Change Advisory Council2016-01-18Established under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, the Climate Change Advisory Council The Climate Change Advisory Council is an independent advisory body tasked with assessing and advising on how Ireland is making the transition to a low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable economy by 2050. www.climatecouncil.ie; Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; S.I. No. 25/2016