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Ireland's Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 introduces targeted reforms to EPA licensing processes, while legal challenges to the EU's Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive threaten a new extended producer responsibility model requiring pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers to fund 80% of quaternary water treatment costs.

The High Court states, obiter, that if it is known before development consent is granted that a derogation licence is needed, it should be obtained in advance of development consent being granted.

Seanad Éireann finished consideration of the Planning and Development Bill on 17 July 2024 and an updated version of the Bill is available here.

The provisional timetable for the RESS 4 auction is available. The qualification information pack will be published on 1 May 2024 and final auction results are expected...

This Bill aims to introduce a mechanism whereby a proportion of the value of land that is attributable to zoning and land use decisions is shared with the State. On a grant of planning permission, the payment of 25%.

The European Council has formally adopted the Directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater.

Notwithstanding that pandemic loans and supports have dominated the loan market so far in 2020, green and sustainability linked loans have increased in importance and are likely to continue to do ...

We are pleased to report that we have increased our efforts as a firm in relation to the environment over the past 12 months. We have continued our ongoing commitment to net-zero principles...

The timetable, qualification pack and terms and conditions for the fifth onshore renewable energy support scheme are available.

The Finance Bill 2024 was passed by Dáil Éireann on 5 November 2024. It is at the third stage before the Seanad. The Bill gives effect to Budget 2024, and includes amendments to the RZLT regime.

On 28 February 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published its 2025 Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook report (RSO), outlining its perspectives on the key trends and risks...

The rise of ESG investing (Environmental, Social and Governance) is abundantly clear. The increase in demand is being driven by a change in investor's interests, including millennials.

The 6th Motor Insurance Directive ("Directive") EU 2021/2118 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union ("EU") on 2 December 2021...

FIDIC's new contract for offshore wind farm projects is anticipated to be ready towards the end of 2025.

ORESS Tonn Nua, Ireland's second auction to award support for offshore renewable energy development, is underway with the publication of the Qualification Information Pack.

Regulators around the globe are proposing measures aimed at tackling greenwashing within the investment funds industry. In this article, Ogier Global's Sustainable Investment Consulting team...