Research & Publications – By Year

Press Release – Water pollution crisis fuelled by reckless intensification of agriculture (Dec 2020)

Press Release: Lack of political will at root of sewage pollution (Nov 2020)

Press Release: Ireland receives warning from European Commission over lack of water regulation (Nov 2020)

Press Release: Proposed Abstraction Bill will fail to regulate majority of water abstractions in Ireland – creating risk for environment (Oct 2020)

COMMENT RELEASE – Visionary 20-year marine plan – a lot can hide behind an asterisk (Aug 2020)

Press Release – Key EU water law to remain – Ireland must get to work without delay to turn the tide of decline in our water environment (June 2020)

SWAN Response to Public Consultation on the Draft National Marine Planning Framework – SWAN Submission (April 2020)

SWAN Response to the Public Consultation on the Draft Marine Strategy Framework Directive
(2008/56/EC) Article 17 Report – SWAN Submission (Feb 2020)

SWAN Marine Policy Consultation Guide (Jan 2020)

‘Water Abstraction: Interactions with the Water Framework Directive & Groundwater Directive and Implications for the Status of Ireland’s Waters’ – SWAN Research Report  (Nov 2020)

SWAN Response to Public Consultation on the Significant Water Management Issues for the third cycle River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2022-2027 – SWAN Submission (Aug 2020)

SWAN Response to Public Consultation on the Draft National Marine Planning Framework – SWAN Submission (April 2020)

SWAN Response to the Public Consultation on the Draft Marine Strategy Framework Directive
(2008/56/EC) Article 17 Report – SWAN Submission (Feb 2020)

SWAN Marine Policy Consultation Guide, (Jan 2020)

Opening Statement to the Committee on Housing, Local Government & Heritage on the Water Environment (Abstraction) Bill  (2020)