Bathing Waters Public Notice 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF ‘BATHING WATERS’ UNDER THE BATHING WATERS DIRECTIVE 2006/7 EC OF 15TH FEBRUARY 2006 AND THE BATHING WATER QUALITY REGULATIONS SI 79 OF 2008

All 31 city and county councils are inviting public participation in the identification of Bathing Waters under the Bathing Waters Directive and the Bathing Water Quality Regulations 2008 (SI No 79 of 2008).

The Directive requires that water quality at all identified bathing waters meets stringent microbiological standards in order to protect the health of people who choose to bathe there. City and county councils are required under the 2008 Regulations to identify bathing waters on an annual basis.

This consultation process provides the public with an opportunity to:

• Comment on existing identified bathing waters with a view to continuation of classification
• Comment on other bathing waters not currently identified but which may be considered for classification.

Comments are invited from interested parties.

This should be done through your local city council or county council in whose area the bathing water is located. Contact information for all 31 city and county councils can be found on the following website: http://www.lgma.ie/en/irish-local-government

Please contact your local city or county council for information on the criteria to be used. Closing date for submissions to your City Council or County Council is 25/9/2026.

FÓGRA POIBLÍ

RANNPHÁIRTÍOCHT AN PHOBAIL CHUN ‘UISCÍ SNÁMHA’ A AITHINT DE BHUN AN TREOIR UM UISCÍ SNÁMHA 2006/7 CE DEN 15 FEABHRA 2006 AGUS NA RIALACHÁIN MAIDIR LE CÁILÍOCHT UISCE SNÁMHA IR 79 DE 2008

Tá gach ceann de na 31 comhairle cathrach agus contae ag tabhairt cuireadh don phobal páirt a ghlacadh in aithint Uiscí Snámha faoin Treoir um Uiscí Snámha agus na Rialacháin maidir le Cáilíocht Uisce Snámha 2008 (IR Uimh 79 de 2008).

Éilítear faoin Treoir go mbainfidh cáilíocht an uisce amach caighdeáin dhiana mhicribhitheolaíochta ag gach uisce snámha aitheanta d’fhonn sláinte na ndaoine a roghnaíonn snámh iontu a chosaint. Éilítear ar chomhairlí cathrach agus contae uiscí snámha a aithint ar bhonn bliantúil faoi Rialacháin 2008.

Tugann an próiseas comhairliúcháin deis don phobal:

• Tuairim a thabhairt maidir leis na huiscí snámha atá aitheanta faoi láthair féachaint le leanúint leis an rangú
• Tuairim a thabhairt maidir le huiscí snámha eile nach bhfuil aitheanta faoi láthair a bhféadfaí breithniú a dhéanamh orthu le haghaidh rangaithe.

Tugtar cuireadh do pháirtithe leasmhara a dtuairimí a thabhairt.

Ba cheart é seo a dhéanamh trí do chomhairle cathrach nó contae áitiúil a bhfuil na huiscí snámha suite ina limistéar. Is féidir teacht ar eolas teagmhála do gach ceann de na 31 comhairle cathrach agus contae ar an láithreán gréasáin seo a leanas: http://www.lgma.ie/en/irish-local-government

Déan teagmháil le do chomhairle cathrach nó contae áitiúil chun eolas a fháil faoi na critéir atá le húsáid. Is é an 25/9/2026 an sprioc chun aighneachtaí a chur faoi bhráid do Chomhairle Cathrach nó Comhairle Contae.