Environment
A six-month consultation on the timetable and work programme for developing the fourth River Basin...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has published the third cycle River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) 2021 - 2027.
The European Commission has recommended increased compliance with laws, regarding pollution from agriculture, to improve water management.
The European Commission has referred Ireland to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to fully report its river basin management plan.
The EU has called on Ireland to finalise reviews of river basin management plans and flood risk management plans.
Rural Life
Ministers have called for people to share their views on water quality at local public meetings throughout the country over the next month.
The Government's new River Basin Management Plan "lacks ambition" to fix the country's waterways, environmental groups have warned.
The state and dairy industry will partner on a new agri sustainability support and advisory initiative aimed at improving water quality.
