Environmental Issues
Solid Fuels Regulation
Air Quality Management
Air Quality Management
The Solid Fuels Regulations came into effect on 31st October 2022 for the entire country under S.I. No. 529/2022 - Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022.
The objective of these regulations is to limit the release of pollutants from domestic combustion of solid fuels, including coal, turf and wood.
This is to help protect and improve air quality, as solid fuels have been proven to be a major contributor to air pollution in Ireland.
More information can be found here
The regulations place obligations on householders, fuel producers, fuel retailers and fuel transporters.
The Department of the Environment has produced and regularly updates FAQs for these sectors which are located at here