Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2026
255. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the maximum fine administered for breaches under the Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 529 of 2022); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14918/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra256. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the level of enforcement notices and prosecutions as reported to the agency by local authorities in each of the years 2019 to 2025, and to date in 2026 under the updated solid fuel regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14919/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra257. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the level of enforcement notices and prosecutions as reported to the agency by local authorities in each of the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026 under the updated solid fuel regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14921/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 255, 256 and 257 together.
My Department does not enforce air pollution legislation. It sets the policy and legislative framework within which environmental regulators, such as the EPA and local authorities, operate. My Department does not hold statistics on prosecutions taken by local authorities under the Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022.
Details of Local Authority environmental enforcement are available from the series of Local Authority Environmental Performance Assessment reports compiled by the EPA. These reports can be accessed at: Compliance & Enforcement: Public Authorities Publications | Environmental Protection Agency.
