Real-time air quality monitoring won't be in place until 2024 

Air pollution causes around 1,300 premature deaths in Ireland each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, with concerning levels recorded in cities and towns in recent times. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

A new system of real-time air quality forecasting won't be operational until 2024, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has admitted.

Air pollution causes around 1,300 premature deaths in Ireland each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, with concerning levels recorded in cities and towns in recent times.