Summary: • The Commissioner found that adequate searches had been undertaken by the Department in respect of information sought. • The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in applying article 8(a)(i) to redactions concerning the names of board members but was justified in applying this article to redacted phone numbers associated with staff. • The Commissioner found that the Department had not justified its reasoning regarding the application of 9(1)(c) and directed it to undertake a fresh internal review decision regarding information redacted under this article. • The Commissioner further found that Department was not justified in applying article 9(2)(c) to redacted information.
Date: 04-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-153703-L3H1P1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i) Art.9(1)(c) Art.9(2)(c)
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: 03-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-150051-T1L5X8 & OCE-161381-N5L8Y4
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the EPA was not justified in refusing to release the records requested under Article 9(2)(c) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 27-02-2026
Case Number: OCE-140312-K7S1R5
Public Body: Environmental Protection Agency
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the decision of Coillte and directed release of the information
Date: 26-02-2026
Case Number: OCE-161548-P0P7L0
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iii) Art.9(1)(a) Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner varied the SEAI’s decision. He annulled the SEAI’s decision in so far as it related to a note identified during the course of the review, and directed the SEAI to undertake a fresh decision-making process on that record. In respect of the rest of the SEAI’s decision, he found that reasonable and appropriate searches had been undertaken to identify and locate environmental information within the scope of the appellant’s request
Date: 25-02-2026
Case Number: OCE-157694-K7M4Q4
Public Body: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the Department’s decision and found that the Department had established that reasonable and appropriate searches had been conducted to identify and retrieve environmental information within the scope of the appellant’s request.
Date: 24-02-2026
Case Number: OCE-152995-B4W6Q2
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was justified in refusing the request under article 7(5) of the AIE regulations on the basis that no further records exist.
Date: 20-02-2026
Case Number: OCE-153193-Q9Q9MB
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in refusing access to the information sought, annulling its internal review decision and directing release of the information requested to the appellant.
Date: 20-02-2026
Case Number: OCE-135924-D6T8X0
Public Body: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i) Art.9(1)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was justified in refusing the request under article 7(5) of the AIE regulations on the basis that the Department did not hold any records relevant to the request.
Date: 19-02-2026
Case Number: OCE-157292-J6F7W1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision and found that the Department was justified in refusing access to certain environmental information under article 9(1)(c) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 19-02-2026
Case Number: OCE-135822-W3R4Z6
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(c)