evidence: ·Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [...] The EPA is the responsible body for implementating and enforcing the IED in Ireland and have a robust system in place for compliance monitoring . The EPA carries out routine inspections. Reports are completed and made available within a short time frame following the site visits. Any observations about detected non-compliance are set out in the reports. [...] Much of the responsibility for compliance and enforcement lies with 31 small local authorities. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for licensing and controlling major industrial, waste facilities, wastewater discharges, the contained use and controlled release of GMOs, dumping at sea activities, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and sources of ionising radiation. In addition, the EPA co-ordinates environmental monitoring, and compiles and reports national data related to GHG emissions, air pollutants and waste statistics. Since 2003, the EPA has included an Office of Environmental Enforcement. One of the duties of the Office of Environmental Enforcement is to encourage local authorities to better enforce waste rules. Since 2014, Irish Water has responsibility over most water services (both drinking water and waste water) in the country (before this, 34 local authorities were responsible). This excludes private water schemes, mainly in rural areas. The EPA regulates permits controlling discharges to water.