A new Director has been appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Dr Micheál Lehane was selected by Government with a term of office for five years.

Dr Lehane has more than 23 years experience working with environmental regulatory bodies in both the UK and Ireland. He joined the EPA in 1995 in the environmental management and planning area. He worked subsequently in the environmental assessment and reporting area and served as Programme Manager in the Office of Communications & Corporate Governance, the Office of Environmental Assessment and most recently the Office of Radiological Protection.

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