The Water Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC), established pursuant to S.I. 350 of 2014, provides policy advice and assistance to the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and on broader water resource issues.
WPAC is also responsible for providing advice on and support for the making of River Basin Management Plans, including the programme of measures as part of those Plans.
WPAC regularly invites other organisations to present to it on topics of relevance, and it has decided to publish regular bulletins to provide an overview of issues under consideration. [check for list of published bulletins 2021-2022]
“However, as much of the Committee’s discussions are confidential as part of the wider deliberative process, these bulletins are general in nature.” [AIE minutes of meetings 2021-22]
WPAC Membership
Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Chair) (D/HPCLG)
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Public Works
Geological Survey of Ireland
Commission for Energy Regulation
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Department of Health
County and City Management Association
Health Service Executive
Irish Water
Inland Fisheries Ireland
AIE: members, agenda/minutes 2021-22
Note: nothing online on this committee, aside from some 2016-2017 posts that confirms it exists, does not list members, remit or governance. Mentioned in Draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland (2022 – 2027) so presumably still in existance