Summary: The Commissioner found that Coillte established it did not hold any further relevant information in accordance with article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations and affirmed the decision.
Date: 28-04-2025
Case Number: OCE-144910-B4F7D6
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Coillte was not justified in refusing access to the requested information under article 7(5) of the AIE regulations.
Date: 25-04-2025
Case Number: OCE-153024-X8M1H3
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information sought is environmental information. He annulled the decision of the IAA and directed it to carry out a fresh internal review decision on that basis.
Date: 16-04-2025
Case Number: OCE-146456-H7Z7K5
Public Body: The Irish Aviation Authority
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled this decision, as he found that the Department’s reliance on articles 8(a)(iv) and 9(1)(b) of the AIE Regulations is not justified. The Department is directed to release the requested information, subject to the redaction of certain information, which does not fall within the scope of this review
Date: 17-04-2025
Case Number: OCE-151192-L4W9T4
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iv) Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner found that ESB did not take all adequate steps to identify and locate all relevant information held by it
Date: 11-04-2025
Case Number: OCE-157993-R9S5M2
Public Body: Electricity Supply Board
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the EPA was not justified in refusing the information sought under article 8(a)(i) of the AIE Regulations. He annulled the internal review decision of the EPA and directed release of the environmental information.
Date: 11-04-2025
Case Number: OCE-125761-K4H7Z1
Public Body: Environmental Protection Agency
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i)
Summary: The Commissioner found that ComReg was justified in refusing the request under article 7(5) of the AIE regulations on the basis that the requested information does not exist.
Date: 07-04-2025
Case Number: OCE-143493-X7D8B2
Public Body: Commission for Communications Regulation
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the internal review decision of the Department in each appeal.
Date: 04-04-2025
Case Number: OCE-138197-X1S6K2 & OCE-143453-T7Z3T0
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5) Art.9(2)(a)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in refusing access under article 7(5) of the AIE regulations as reasonable efforts had not been made to identify information relevant to the request. The Commissioner annulled the decision of the Department and directed it to provide the appellant with a new internal review decision.
Date: 03-04-2025
Case Number: OCE-153030-L6F7T8
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department had not taken sufficient steps to identify and locate all relevant environmental information relevant to the appellant’s request and accordingly was not justified in refusing the request based on article 7 (5) of the AIE Regulations
Date: 31-03-2025
Case Number: OCE-148946-N2L5J5
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)