are adhered to and implemented Comply with the Water infrastructural Protect the quality The application of – Water development and management of the Siting Criteria (W) Framework watercourses and to all infrastructure EPA/DTTAS/ Directive to groundwater, in developments relevant prevent any compliance with the associated with the deterioration of planning quality status of requirements of the Framework Authority water bodies Water Framework currently with (every 3 years) Directive and high or ‘good associated River Basin status’ Management Plans Air quality emissions Minimise emissions of Implement as a Percentage – from CO2, NOx NOx and particulates temporary reduction in the (AQ) and particulate and other pollutants measure over the national share of matter to atmosphere from next 5 a diesel car stock as transport combustion rebalance on the reported by SEAI SEAI excise rates of (yearly) diesel and petrol to encourage reduction in purchase of diesel vehicles Climatic factors increased Minimise emissions of A net reduction in Percentage – GHG emissions greenhouse gases the GHG reduction in (CF) emissions from carbon dioxide transport as equivalent outlined in the emissions for Greenhouse Gas transport as EPA Emissions reported in the Inventory. EPA National (yearly) (Inventory for Annual Inventory 2014 reported a 2.5% increase in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions) The Renewable Share of renewable Energy Directive energy in transport (2009/28/EC) set consumption a target for all SEAI member states to a 10% share (yearly) of renewable energy in transport by 2020
are adhered to and implemented Water (W) – infrastructural development Protect the quality and management of watercourses and groundwater, in compliance with the requirements of the Water Framework Directive and associated River Basin Management Plans Comply with the Water Framework Directive to prevent any deterioration of quality status of water bodies currently with high or ‘good status’ The application of the Siting Criteria to all infrastructure developments associated with the Framework EPA/DTTAS/ relevant planning Authority (every 3 years) Air quality (AQ) – emissions from CO2, NOx and particulate matter Minimise emissions of NOx and particulates and other pollutants to atmosphere from transport combustion Implement as a temporary measure over the next 5 a rebalance on the excise rates of diesel and petrol to encourage reduction in purchase of diesel vehicles Percentage reduction in the national share of diesel car stock as reported by SEAI SEAI (yearly) Climatic factors (CF) – increased GHG emissions Minimise emissions of greenhouse gases A net reduction in the GHG emissions from transport as outlined in the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory. (Inventory for 2014 reported a 2.5% increase in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions) Percentage reduction in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions for transport as reported in the EPA National Annual Inventory EPA (yearly) The Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) set a target for all member states to a 10% share of renewable energy in transport by 2020 Share of renewable energy in transport consumption SEAI (yearly)