The Association of Acoustic Consultants of Ireland (AACI) is proud to have been directly involved in the Draft Policy Statement on Mineral Exploration and Mining consultation process. As a collective group, the AACI has made a formal and comprehensive submission setting out direction regarding matters on both noise and vibration. It is expected that our recommendations will help better inform the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). The consultation process closed on Friday the 15^th of October 2021.

The AACI is quickly becoming a key player on all matters pertaining to noise and vibration on a national level. In addition, the AACI in 2020 was selected and appointed to represent the Republic of Ireland at a European level, strengthening Ireland’s position with our European colleagues.

The AACI plans to continue its involvement in developing guidance documents with the government to ensure a sustainable future on noise and vibration for the Republic of Ireland. If you are a formally qualified consultant and want to play your part in being a member of our progressive organisation, please get in touch with our membership representatives to learn more about the application process.

EVENT Date and time

Fri, 15 October 2021

09:30 – 12:30 BST

Intro and schedule

Brought to you by the School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy, UCD and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), the agenda for this online event is as follows:

9:30-40 Introduction Enda Murphy, Professor of Regional and Urban Planning, UCD

9.40-10:00 David Fenton, Environmental Protection Agency

Title: ‘Environmental Noise – EPA Key Messages’

10:00-10:20 Enda Murphy (UCD)

Title: ‘Understanding the Noise-Health Relationship: The Noise-Health Project’

10:20 -10:45 Anne Nolan, Associate Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute

Title: ‘Transport Noise, Cognition and Mental Wellbeing’

10:45-11:05 Jon-Paul Faulkner, Postdoctoral Researcher, UCD

Title: ‘Benchmarking Harmful Effects from Environmental Noise in Ireland’

11:05-11.45 Panel Q&A: Noise and Policy

Sean Lyons, Associate Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute

Owen Douglas, Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly,

Eoin King, Assistant Professor, NUI Galway

Irene van Kamp, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Netherlands

11:45-12:15 Irene Van Kamp, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Netherlands

Title: ‘Transport noise interventions for improving public health’

12:15-12:30 Close

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