National Level Coordination Structure of Agenda 21 Actions

1. Key National Sustainable Development Coordination Mechanism(s)/Council(s). Environment Policy Unit, Department of the Environment Contact point (Name, Title, Office): Ms. Geraldine Tallon, Principal Officer, Environment Policy Section, Department of the Environment Telephone: +353-1-6793377 Fax: +353-1-8742423 e-mail: Mailing address: Department of the Environment, Custom House, Dublin 1, Ireland 2. Membership/Composition/Chairperson: See note below. 2a. List of ministries and agencies involved: No information. 2b. Names of para-statal bodies and institutions involved, as well as participation of academic and private sectors: No information. 2c. Names of non-governmental organizations: No information. 3. Mandate role of above mechanism/council: The Department of the Environment (Environment Policy Section) has lead responsibility nationally for the implementation of Agenda 21. Reflecting Ireland's widely based approach towards the promotion and achievement of sustainable development, the Department's role over recent years has been to secure better regulation, monitoring and information systems through the establishment and build-up of the Environmental Protection Agency; to complete a modern environmental legislative code; to improve arrangements for public participation in planning and development control; to encourage the integration of environmental considerations in the policies and work of other Government Departments; and to promote environmental education and awareness, improve access to environmental information and develop partnerships with non-governmental organisations. While new structures have not been developed specifically to coordinate AGenda 21 actions, arrangements to monitor and review the implementation of sustainable development policies nationally will be formalised in the context of the National Sustainable Development Strategy. 4. If available, attach a diagram (organization chart) showing national coordination structure and linkages between ministries: N/A Submitted by (Name): Mr. Conor Murphy Signature: Signed. Title: Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland Date: 14 March 1997 Ministry/Office: Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, 1 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10017 Telephone: (212) 421-6934 Fax: (212) 752-4726 e-mail: