Assessing Access To Information, Participation, andJustice In Environmental Decision-Making in Ireland

Prepared for the Environmental Protection AgencyByCentre for Sustainability, Institute of Technology, Sligo in partnership withDepartment of Law, University College CorkCOMHAR, the Sustainable Development Council, this report brings together the findings of an in-depth study of the application of the "access principles" in Ireland and makes recommendations under each "pillar" to respond to the gaps in environmental governance that are identified. The Aarhus Convention is the underlying yardstick against which Ireland's practice are measured. The researchers of the report employ a methodology developed by the Access Initiative (TAI) using 136 scored indicators. With a Guide to the Amended Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Process.