Member State report / Art9-2024 / 2024 / D8 / Ireland / NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art9
Report due 2024-10-15
GES Descriptor D8 Contaminants
Member State Ireland
Region/subregion NE Atlantic: Celtic Seas
Report date 2026-04-09 13:40:20

GES component
D8C1
D8C1
D8C3
Marine reporting units
  • ACS-IE-MS-016
  • ACS-IE-MS-017
  • ACS-IE-MS-018
  • ACS-IE-MS-016
  • ACS-IE-MS-017
  • ACS-IE-MS-018
  • ACS-IE-MS-016
  • ACS-IE-MS-017
  • ACS-IE-MS-018
Features
  • Contaminants - non UPBT substances
  • Contaminants - UPBT substances
  • Acute pollution events
GES description
Ireland has achieved Good Environmental Status within coastal and territorial waters when the concentrations of contaminants do not exceed thresholds in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC (SI 272 of 2009 as amended) and do not exceed OSPAR Environmental Assessment Criteria (EAC) for the OSPAR Coordinated Environmental Monitoring Programme (CEMP) and concentrations are not increasing significantly.
Ireland has achieved Good Environmental Status within coastal and territorial waters when the concentrations of contaminants do not exceed thresholds in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC (SI 272 of 2009 as amended) and do not exceed OSPAR Environmental Assessment Criteria (EAC) for the OSPAR Coordinated Environmental Monitoring Programme (CEMP) and concentrations are not increasing significantly.
Ireland has achieved Good Environmental Status within its maritime area when the spatial extent and duration of significant acute pollution events are minimised. There is currently no agreed definition of significant acute pollution events or relevant agreed threshold levels at an EU level, therefore GES cannot be evaluated.
Determination date
202410
202410
202410
Update type
DeterminationModified
DeterminationModified
DeterminationModified
Justification for non-use of criterion
Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements