Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of ABP but varied the basis for that decision to refuse access to the withheld information on the basis of article 9(1)(b) .
Date: 29-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-143725-X8W0T6
Public Body: An Bord Pleanála
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(3) Art.7(5) Art.8(a)(iv) Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Tailte Éireann was entitled to rely on article 9(1)(d) of the AIE Regulations and affirmed the internal review decision.
Date: 29-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-138355-H5S8J1
Public Body: Tailte Éireann
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(d)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in its reliance on articles 9(2)(a) and 9(2)(b), or articles 8(a)(i), 8(a)(ii), and 8(a)(iii). He annulled the Department’s internal review decision. The Department should provide the appellant with a new internal review decision.
Date: 26-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-127116-B6P2P5
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i) Art.8(a)(ii) Art.8(a)(iii) Art.9(2)(a) Art.9(2)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the EPA and found that the appellant had been provided with access to all information relevant to his request in accordance with the AIE Regulations.
Date: 26-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-133406-B1G8G0
Public Body: Environmental Protection Agency
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(1)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Coillte was justified in imposing a fee under article 15(1) of the AIE Regulations
Date: 23-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-140563-J6S4Q4
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.15(1)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in withholding email correspondence, other completed documents and significant portions of unfinished documents and directed release of this information. He found that the public interest in withholding certain sections of the unfinished documents outweighed the public interest in disclosure and that the Department was justified in withholding this information.
Date: 19-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-135805-Z6Q3K5
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the EPA was not justified in withholding information contained within 5 records under article 8(a)(i) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 17-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-134687-D6K4L1
Public Body: Environmental Protection Agency
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the Council to refuse the request on the basis that the information sought was not held by the Council.
Date: 15-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-145478-J7L0B1
Public Body: South Dublin County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled Coillte`s decision in each case and directed Coillte to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of each request.
Date: 28-03-2024
Case Number: OCE-137746-Y2T9P1 OCE-133531-W6J3W9 OCE-136015-F9G6K6 OCE-137276-K5Q0H9 OCE-137281-K9J1X9 OCE-138537-F2P0Z7 OCE-137560-L5D6H9 OCE-137649-S0S2Z0 OCE-143825-K2D2Z4 OCE-141423-P1J1J6 OCE-141456-X5V0Q5 OCE-138357-W8G8R8
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iv) Art.9(1)(a) Art.9(1)(b) Art.9(1)(c) Art.9(2)(c) Art.9(2)(d)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information requested by the appellant is not “environmental information” within the meaning of article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 26-03-2024
Case Number: OCE-139193-Z4J9X2
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.3