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Minister O’Brien publishes Policy Paper on future of Irish Water   The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has today (23rd February 2021) published the policy paper “Irish Water – Towards a national, publicly-owned, regulated, water services utility” following its approval at Cabinet. The Policy Paper sets out the Government’s views and expectations on the next steps in the transformation of the water sector that will lead to the retention of Irish Water as a national, publicly-owned, regulated, water services...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Political commitments to greater environmental sustainability are translating into policies and legislation in the EU and UK to encourage circular economies: switching from the linear 'take-make-consume-dispose' model for products to 'closed loop' industrial processes. 2020 UK implementation of EU legislation Legislating to deal with waste and the environment is not new and current initiatives on the circular economy build on other work done in recent years. In 2018 four EU amending directi...

The European Commission announced an investment of €121 million for new integrated projects under the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate Action. This funding – increased by 20% compared to last year – will promote the green recovery and help Belgium, Germany, Ireland, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovakia to reach their green targets. These integrated projects are expected to channel significant additional funds, helping Member States to make use of other EU funding sources, including agricultural, structural, regional and research f...

“Common ground is just that – the soil we tread on that gently holds us together,” he said. The conference was hosted by the new Shared Island Unit set up by the government to help maintain all-island relations post-Brexit. Speakers, including scientists, regulators and environmental activists, said while there were strong links and shared projects between universities and environmental groups north and south, official policy was not always so closely aligned. They raised concerns around the Brexit fall-out and what the implications may be for a Northern Ireland no longer bound by EU en...

Water futures: the latest battleground in the defence of the fundamental right to water According to the United Nations, water use has increased sixfold over the past century and is rising by about 1 per cent a year. For stock market traders in the United States, water futures offer an opportunity to lock-in water prices, but human rights campaigners say, “it is a serious mistake to consider water a commodity”. (AP/Esteban Felix ) Share this page According to the United Nations, water use has increased sixfold over the past century and is rising by about 1 per cent a year. For stock mark...