ICNARC report on COVID-19 in critical care
<p>This report presents analyses of data on patients critically ill with confirmed COVID-19 reported to ICNARC up to 4pm on 16 April 2020 from critical care units participating in the Case Mix Programme
Ireland
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Pesticides (maximum residue levels in crops, food and feeding stuffs) (amendment) regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Department designated(a) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(b) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community. These Regulations may be cited as the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops,Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.
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NI Water fined for river pollution
Northern Ireland Water has been fined
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Biodiversity worth Euro 2.6bn to Ireland
A new study investigating the social and economic aspects of biodiversity in Ireland has estimated it brings in billions of Euros every year. The report was announced by the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government, John Gormley, and was produced by a consortium led by Dr Craig Bullock of Optimize Consulting. It considered a number of key sectors including agriculture, forestry, infrastructure development, human health and climate change. The authors estimated that biodiversity in Ireland has a value of at least Euro 2.6bn per year.
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Committee studies Ireland's climate change
Members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security have visited Galway to find out the key drivers of climate change in Ireland. The committee heard about the Marine Institute's programme on understanding the issue in Ireland by studying forces at work in the Atlantic Ocean. During the trip to the ocean energy wave power test site in Spiddal, County Galway, the group saw examples of the use of technology to meet the challenge of sustainable energy production.
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Biomass energy vital for Ireland
Sustainability of biomass as an energy source will be vital if Ireland achieves its renewable energy targets, a conference in Dublin has heard. It is claimed that Ireland needs to gather together significant quantities of biomass in order to hit its targets for 2020 and an EU-wide scheme for determining the sustainability of biofuels is at an advanced stage of progression. The Biomass:Achieving Targets-Maximising Benefits conference was organised by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), Tipperary Institute and the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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New committee for radioactive waste management
Defra has appointed a new radioactive waste management committee to cover the administration of waste across the UK and Northern Ireland. It will play a key role in the storage and disposal of radioactive waste, and be involved with the devolved administration in Northern Ireland on the implementation of geological disposal of higher activity waste. The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) has appointed Dr Rebecca Lunn and Professor Andrew Sloan to play a key role in scrutinising both Government's and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's plans.
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Gormley: 'Find your carbon number'
A website is allowing people across Ireland to calculate their carbon footprint. Speaking at the launch, Environment Minister John Gormley said that everybody had a role to play in tackling climate change. Mr Gormley said: "Finding your carbon count number is only the first step. "The big commitment that we want people to make is to reduce and to manage their carbon emissions so that together we can reduce Ireland's carbon emissions and tackle climate change."
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Ireland's wind industry facing difficulties
Ireland's wind farms are facing varied and time-consuming problems in reaching EU proposals on renewable energy. By 2020 Ireland has to cut carbon emissions by 20% and increase renewable energy to 16%. To meet the targets, between 300 and 400 MW need to be connected to the grid annually, however last year only 58 MW of wind energy was added reports the Sunday business Post.
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New waste export regulations for Ireland
New regulations to control the export of waste from Ireland for recycling and recovery have been announced by the minister for the environment, heritage and local government. The Waste Management Regulations 2008 were unveiled by Environment Minister John Gormley. The regulations introduce a registration system for waste brokers and dealers which ministers hope will provide increased controls on companies who arrange shipments of waste. Mr Gormley said at present 83% of the waste in Ireland collected for recycling or recovery is "necessarily exported".
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Northern Ireland rides on tidal power
The world's largest tidal turbine, weighing 1,000 tonnes, has been installed in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough. It is the first commercial tidal turbine, which will generate enough energy