Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the Department’s decision under article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations on the basis that it had taken reasonable and adequate searches, such as to identify and locate all relevant environmental information held by it in respect of the appellant’s request
Date: 03-12-2025
Case Number: OCE-156939-N6F8N2
Public Body: Department of Environment, Climate and Communications [the Department]
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the FAC had taken sufficient steps to identify and locate all relevant environmental information relevant to the appellant’s request. The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the FAC.
Date: 03-12-2025
Case Number: OCE-155161-X5W7R5
Public Body: Forestry Appeals Committee
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Irish Rail had not demonstrated reasonable steps had been taken to identify all information relevant to each request. The Commissioner annulled the decision of Irish Rail and directed it to provide the appellant with a new internal review decision for each request.
Date: 03-12-2025
Case Number: OCE-157489-H8C5R7 and OCE-157494-G7H0D7
Public Body: Irish Rail
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department’s decision in each appeal and directed the Department to issue a new internal review decision to the appellant in each case.
Date: 28-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-144065-N2S2Y7, OCE-147136-K6L5P8, OCE-160445-Y3Y5T7, OCE-147185-J9Y2R4, OCE-148233-F7H6F0
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1) Art.7(5) Art.9(1)(d)
Summary: The Commissioner found the information requested is environmental information and annulled the Departments internal review decisions, directing the Department to release the relevant records.
Date: 28-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-146535-R1L0T3 and OCE-146542-C4Y6G9
Public Body: Department of Defence
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1) Art.9(2)(b)
Summary: 31. Having carried out a review under article 12(5) of the AIE Regulations, I affirm Coillte’s decision.
Date: 27-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-138541-S5K2H0
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department’s decision under article 9(2)(a) of the Regulations and directed the Department to release the information to the requestor.
Date: 27-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-159611-J3W3T4
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Account
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(a)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council was not justified in refusing access to records under article 9(1)(b) of the AIE regulations.
Date: 27-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-138766-B3N5M9
Public Body: Kildare County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled Coillte’s decision to refuse the request under articles 9(1)(a) and 9(1)(c) of the AIE Regulations and directed Coillte to release the environmental information concerned to the appellant.
Date: 26-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-161964-L2L7F5
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(a) Art.9(1)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found the information requested is environmental information and annulled the Departments internal review decision, directing the Department to undertake a new internal review.
Date: 26-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-146547-C9W3R2
Public Body: Department of Defence
Article of the Reg.: