EPA: Forestry, tourism and transport sectors flouting EU laws
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dossier on Ireland’s environment record criticises the sectors for not incorporating EU Strategic Environmental Assessments, or SEAs, into projects.
The state-of-the-environment report also questions why government plans for roads, transport and building under the National Development Plan were not subject to SEAs. Environmental chiefs say “it is notable that a number of significant sectors, in particular forestry, tourism and transport sectors, have yet to fully engage in the process”.
