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EnvironmentThe location of all the Envorinmental Protection Agency's Offices and Laboratories.
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This map shows the locations of current ambient air monitoring stations. Air quality at these sites are assessed in line with requirements as defined by S.I. 180 of 2011 and form part of the National Ambient Air Quality Programme.
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EnvironmentThis is a dataset of the air quality zones listed on http://www.epa.ie/air/quality/zones/. The zones were defined initially in the Air Quality Regulations (SI 180 of 2011). The EPA reviews the zones regularly and amends when necessary.
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EnvironmentIreland amended and replaced its framework legislation for managing sea-fisheries in Natura 2000 sites in 2013. The new framework legislation is the European Union (Birds and Natural Habitats)(Sea-Fisheries) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 290 of 2013). These regulations have been...
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Register of Protected Areas - Lake Water Bodies in Bathing LocationsEnvironmentWFD Lake Water Bodies interesting with Designated Bathing Waters under S.I. No. 79/2008 and S.I. No. 351/2011 Bathing Water Quality (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and all relevant previous Statutory Instruments.
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Bathing Water Area profiles referred to in Regulation 5 is to consist of a description of the physical, geographical and hydrological characteristics of the bathing water, as provided for in Directive 2006/7/EC where Designated Bathing Waters exist under S.I. No. 79/2008 and...
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Register of Protected Areas - Groundwater bodies in Bathing LocationsEnvironmentWFD Groundwater bodies interesting with Designated Bathing Waters under S.I. No. 79/2008 and S.I. No. 351/2011 Bathing Water Quality (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and all relevant previous Statutory Instruments.
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EnvironmentThis is a points dataset of the locations of current and past air monitoring sites managed within the EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Network.
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EnvironmentMultibeam echosounder data and seabed sampling data acquired during the INFOMAR and INSS national seabed mapping programmes were the primary sources of data used in the generation of this Collated Seabed Substrate layer. The original classes assigned to the data were...
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Register of Protected Areas - Bathing Water Areas (WFD RBMP Cycle 2)EnvironmentThis dataset represents a snapshot taken in September 2016 for the purpose of the WFD RBMP Cycle 2. Bathing Water Area profiles referred to in Regulation 5 is to consist of a description of the physical, geographical and hydrological characteristics of the bathing water, as...
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EnvironmentBoarfish surveys have been carried out on commercial fishing vessels as part of an industry/science partnership. Boarfish surveys have taken place in the Celtic Seas around Ireland including the North Atlantic Ocean. They have taken place each July and have been collected...
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This is a dataset of the protected rivers that are designated in the Salmonid Regulations (S.I. 293 / 1988). WFD River Network Routes designated as Designated Salmonid Waters under S.I. No. 293/1988 - European Communities (Quality of Salmonid Waters) Regulations 1988, 14th...
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EnvironmentArgo Floats. Argo is an international collaboration that collects high-quality temperature and salinity profiles from the upper 2000m of the ice-free global ocean and currents from intermediate depths.
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EnvironmentThe Medium towns of Republic of Ireland based on 2002 Central Statistics Office (CSO) town density data for the ROI.
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EnvironmentThe Large towns of Republic of Ireland based on 2002 Central Statistics Office (CSO) town density data for the ROI.
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EnvironmentThe Small towns of Republic of Ireland based on 2002 Central Statistics Office (CSO) town density data for the ROI.
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An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves, wind, the Coriolis effect, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences, while tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun...
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In oceanography, a front is a boundary between two distinct water masses. The water masses are defined by moving in different directions, i.e. on one side of the front the water is generally moving in one way, and on the other side of the front, the water is moving in another....
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The Classified Bivalve Mollusc Production Areas in Ireland ( 2011/12) designates the production areas from which live bivalve molluscs may be taken. Gatherers may only harvest live bivalve molluscs from these production areas which have fixed locations and boundaries and...
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This dataset contains status results based on the assessment of groundwater chemical and quantitative figures in Ireland. This is drawn from representative monitoring points selected specifically for the Water Framework Directive (WFD) groundwater monitoring programme.