General Information on Ireland
Ireland is a country on an island off the northwestern fringe of Europe. Ireland’s territory extends into the Atlantic Ocean with its marine territory (880,000 km2) – over 12 times that of its land area (70,273 km2). The capital city and seat of government is Dublin.
Government
Ireland is a parliamentary democracy. The national parliament (in the Irish language, Oireachtas) consists of the president (an tUachtarán) and two houses: a House of Representatives (Dáil Éireann) and a Senate (Seanad Éireann). The Constitution of Ireland is the basic law of the state which outlines the fundamental rights of the citizen. The executive power of the people is exercised by the government (an Rialtas) which consists of between seven and 15 ministers. The leader of the government is known as the prime minister (Taoiseach). Legislation in Ireland may be primary (Acts) or secondary (statutory instruments).
Acts
The sole and exclusive power of making laws for the state is...
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Central Statistics Office (CSO) (2017) Census 2016. http://www.cso.ie/en/census
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2012) Integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) licensing, application guidance notes, p 38. http://www.epa.ie/pubs/forms/lic/ipc/IPPC%20Application%20Form%20Guidance%20Note%202012%20v4.pdf
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Websites Containing Useful Information
An Bord Pleanála website (Planning Appeals Board) http://www.pleanala.ie/
The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government website http://www.environ.ie/
The Environmental Protection Agency website http://www.epa.ie/
The Exploration and Mining Division website http://www.mineralsireland.ie/
The Geological Survey of Ireland website http://www.gsi.ie/
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Stanley, G. (2017). Ireland: Mineral Policy. In: Tiess, G., Majumder, T., Cameron, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Mineral and Energy Policy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40871-7_50-1
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