Government's environmental pledges 'not strong enough', says report card

The report said Ireland is still faring poorly in agriculture and forestry, and water and the marine. File picture

The Government has “scraped” a grade of B- in an independent assessment of how it is performing on its environmental commitments, but has been told its pledges in this area “were not strong enough in the first place”.

In the fourth and final report card since this Government took office, the assessment conducted for Friends of the Earth acknowledges that Ireland has made significant progress, rising from a C+ grade last year, but says faster action is now needed in a number of areas.