141. Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way his Department and the Environmental Protection Agency define near real-time reporting in relation to the monitoring of ambient air quality here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32370/15]

Air quality monitoring in Ireland is carried out to meet the requirements of EU Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, also known as the CAFE Directive. The instruments at the monitoring stations calculate hourly average values for each pollutant. These values are picked up by the telemetry system at between one minute and thirty five minutes past the hour.