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Industrial Emissions Licensing (IED)
The EPA grants and enforces Industrial Emissions (IE) licences for specified industrial and agricultural activities.
Industrial Emissions licensing
What are industrial emissions?
Industrial activities play an important role in the economic well-being of Ireland contributing to sustainable growth but can also have a significant impact on the environment.
Certain industrial activities produce emissions of various substances into the air, water and land. They also generate waste and use resources such as energy and water. The EPA are responsible for issuing licences to prevent and control pollution from industrial activities.
The role of the EPA
The EPA issues licences that contain strict conditions on how an activity must operate so as to protect the environment from pollution that might otherwise arise. The EPA Act, 1992 specifically prohibits the EPA from granting a licence if emissions from the activity would cause pollution.
Who needs an industrial emissions licence?
The EPA grants and enforces Industrial Emissions (IE) licences for specified industrial and agricultural activities. These are listed in the First Schedule to the EPA Act（https://www.epa.ie/publications/licensing--permitting/industrial/ipc/first-schedule-to-the-epa-act-1992-as-amended.php）.