Aarhus Convention - Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters http://www.unece.org/env/pp/

Agenda 21: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/agenda21/english/agenda21toc.htm

Amsterdam Treaty: http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/s50000.htm

Architectural Heritage Protection - Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2005: http://www.environ.ie/DOEI/doeipub.nsf/wvInfoView/17407B65C95D10D280256F0F003DB979?OpenDocument&Lang=en#i2

Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage (also referred to as the 'Granada Convention'): http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/Treaties/Html/121.htm

Council Directive 2003/4/EC on Public Access to Environmental Information: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:OYJukfVbW4MJ:register.consilium.eu.int/pdf/en/02/st03/st03667-re02en02.pdf+2003/4/EC&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=ie

EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC): http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/nature_conservation/eu_nature_legislation/birds_directive/index_en.htm

EU Drinking Water Directive (98/83/EC): http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-drink/index_en.html

EU EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) Directive ( 97/11/EC): http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/pbl/jgibson/iczm/legis/ec/9711.htm

EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC): http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/nature_conservation/eu_nature_legislation/habitats_directive/index_en.htm 

European Convention on the Protection of the Archaelogical Heritage (revised; also referred to as the 'Valletta Convention'): http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/143.htm

European Landscape Convention: http://www.pcl-eu.de/project/convention/index.php

EU SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Directive (2001/42/EC): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32001L0042:EN:HTML

EU Sustainable Development Strategy 2001 (also referred to as the 'Gothenburg Declaration'): http://ec.europa.eu/sustainable/sds2001/index_en.htm

EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): http://www.wfdireland.ie/

Freedom of Information Act 1997 or Freedom of Information Amendement Act 2003: http://www.foi.gov.ie/foi.nsf/_v85mm2r37c5mm2t35cgsje9hg6c_?OpenFrameSet

Kyoto Protocol: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/convkp/kpeng.html

National Climate Change Strategy 2000: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:iC_ebvVQrZMJ:www.environ.ie/DOEI/doeipub.nsf/0/7d411c497cb4fbdb80256f88003b0961/%24FILE/pccexsuminside%255B1%255D.pdf+National+Climate+Change+Strategy&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=ie

National Development Plan 2007-2013: http://www.ndp.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=%2Fdocuments%2FNDP2007-2013%2Foverview.htm

National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020: http://www.irishspatialstrategy.ie/

Planning and Development Act 2000: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA30Y2000.html

Planning and Development Regulations 2001: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/front.html

Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/front.html

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development: http://www.un.org/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-1annex1.htm

Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines 2005: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:ov4benw07p8J:www.irishspatialstrategy.ie/Rural%2520Planning%2520Guidelines%252013505.pdf+sustainable+rural+housing+guidelines&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=ie

Transport 21: http://www.transport21.ie/

Wildlife Act 1976: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA39Y1976.html

Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA38Y2000.html