Submissions

  • Submission on the Draft Environmental Analysis Report of Food Wise 2025

    7 August 2015

    The Environmental Pillar welcomes the opportunity to input into this process. We…

  • Submission on The Draft National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development

    30 July 2015

    The Irish coastline boasts an array of diverse marine species and habitats. At t…

  • Submission on the Draft National Mitigation Plan

    7 July 2015

    The Environmental Pillar welcomes the opportunity to input into the Draft Nation…

  • Hazardous chemical being used in Irish forests needs to be phased out 

    3 July 2015

    The Environmental Pillar are calling for an end to the use of the hazardous chem…

  • Pitfalls and potentials: the role of bioenergy in the EU climate and energy policy post 2020

    28 April 2015

    European Governments are increasingly relying on bioenergy as a cheap way to mee…

  • Submission on Local and Community Development

    14 April 2015

    The Environmental Pillar made a submission on the draft Framework Policy for Com…

  • Response to draft EPA regulation, compliance and enforcement documents

    14 April 2015

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][text_output]The Environmental Pillar welcomes th…

  • Submission to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on GHG Mitigation

    25 March 2015

    Follow the link below to download the the submission from the Environmental Pill…

  • Submission to the Public Consultation on the Regional Waste Management Plan

    4 March 2015

    The Submission by the Environmental Pillar to the Public Consultation on the Reg…

  • Submission to Affordable Energy Consultation

    4 March 2015

    Fuel poverty is a question of the thermal efficiency of housing. In a market, ge…

  • Statement on an EU Legally Binding Agreement on Forestry

    14 November 2014

    The Environmental Pillar calls on the Irish Government to actively seek the comp…

  • Environmental Pillar call for Department of Transport to prioritise rail as a way to address climate change

    20 October 2014

    The Environmental Pillar is calling on the Department of Transport to prioritise…

  • Submission on investing in our transport future

    14 October 2014

    The Environmental Pillar made a submission to the public consultation on Investi…

  • Submission on draft Forestry Programme 2014-2020

    14 October 2014

    The Environmental Pillar made a substantive submission on the SEA for the draft…

  • Submission: European Commission consultation on Fisheries Opportunities 2015

    26 September 2014

    The Environmental Pillar welcomed the opportunity to comment on the European Com…

  • Submission on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention and access to justice

    14 September 2014

    Ireland’s current legislative framework falls short of what is required under ar…

  • Proposed plan for septic tank inspections needs more detail and transparency

    1 September 2014

    The Environmental Pillar, a coalition of 26 national environmental groups, has e…

  • Budget Submission 2015

    27 August 2014

    This submission recommends ways of broadening the tax base and using the limited…

  • Submission to DCENR on the Green Paper on Energy Policy

    1 August 2014

    The Environmental Pillar say in its submission that the eventual White Paper sho…

  • Submission on the Action Plan for Jobs 2014

    14 July 2014

    The Environmental Pillar made a summary submission on the Action Plan for Jobs 2…

  • Submission on the National Risk Assessment 2014

    14 July 2014

    The Draft National Risk Assessment has an explicit goal of ensuring that Ireland…

  • Submission on Forestry Bill 2013

    28 January 2014

    Click here to download the Environmental Pillar Submission on Forestry Bill 2013…

  • Submission on Consultation on Tourism Policy

    8 October 2013

    A green economy should be a driver of competitiveness, security of supply and su…

  • Submission on National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development

    8 September 2013

    The Environmental Pillar welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Development…

  • Submission on Preparation of a New Seafood Development Programme 2014

    22 August 2013

    The Environmental Pillar welcomes the opportunity to comment on the preparation…

  • Submission on the Outline Heads of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development Bill

    9 July 2013

    The Environmental Pillar produced this submission in response to the government’…

  • Submission to Second Consultation on Ireland's National Aarhus Report

    8 June 2013

    We acknowledge that a number of our comments have been taken on board in the sec…

  • Bioenergy policy reform is vital for long-term economic sustainability in rural communities

    15 May 2013

    15 May 2013: The Environmental Pillar, a coalition of 26 national environmental…

  • Submission on National Bioenergy Strategy

    8 May 2013

    Although reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are the primary driver for bioen…

  • Submission on EPA Fracking Research

    8 March 2013

    This research should not just be aimed at answering the question: can we underta…