PHMEHG Submissions

The Public Health Medicine Environment and Health Group (PHMEHG) makes submissions to the relevant Government Departments and Agencies on environment and health matters. This is usually through the Public Consultation process.

The following are the recent submissions:

September 2023 - Joint position paper (HSE and EPA): Nitrate & Nitrite in Drinking Water 2023
March 2023 - Consultation on revision of the EU ambient air quality directives
October 2021 - Consultation on Air Quality - Revision of EU Rules
May 2021 - Public Consultation on Climate Action Plan
April 2021 - Consultation on the Development of a New Solid Fuel Regulation for Ireland
January 2020 - Public Consultation on Sustainable Mobility Policy
August 2019 - Public Consultation on Health Sector Climate Change Adaptation Plan
October 2017 - Draft Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Electricity and Gas Networks Sector
August 2017 - Draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland
April 2017 - Cleaning Our Air - Development of a National Clean Air Strategy
April 2017 - Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme
March 2017 - National Planning Framework
February 2017 - Transport Sector Climate Change Adaptation Plan
January 2017 - Agriculture Sector Climate Change Adaptation Plan
April 2016 - Draft Renewable Electricity Policy and Development Framework
April 2015 - EPA Draft Compliance and Enforcement Policy
April 2015 - EPA Draft Better Regulation Policy
December 2013 - Proposed Revised National Hazardous Waste Management
November 2013 - Food Harvest 2020