Make an appeal
From Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information (OCEI)
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You can make an online appeal to OCEI if you wish to appeal against the decision of a public authority on your request for access to environmental information. The standard cost of making an appeal is €50. If you have a medical card - or you are the dependent of someone who holds a medical card - the cost is €15.
If you are a person or third party whose interests would be affected by the disclosure of the environmental information concerned, you can appeal by email to info@ocei.ie
A fee of €15 will apply. You cannot make an appeal of this type through this website.
Before you appeal, please ensure you have done the following:
You must appeal to the OCEI within one month of:
If special circumstances led you to being late in appealing, you can explain this in the online form.
If you do not meet these requirements, the OCEI cannot accept your appeal. You may wish to restart the process by making a new request for access to environmental information to the public authority. If you choose to do this, it is recommended that you explain to the public authority that you are doing so in order to avail, if necessary, of your right of appeal.
Before you appeal, we recommend that you gather all records of your dealings with the public authority in relation to the request.
These usually include:
If you have these records available in electronic form you will be able to upload them. If you are unable to do this, you can still appeal online and email or post them to us.
The standard cost of making an appeal is €50. If you have a medical card - or you are the dependent of someone who holds a medical card - the cost is €15.
Print the PDF document below and send it to: Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information (OCEI), 6 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 W773.