Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department’s decision and directed the Department to provide the appellant with a new internal review decision.
Date: 17-09-2025
Case Number: OCE-149398-M1S2Q6
Public Body: The Department of Climate, Energy and
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iv) Art.9(1)(b) Art.10
Summary: The Commissioner found that the ESB had taken sufficient steps to determine that it does not hold environmental information relevant to the appellant’s request and accordingly was justified in refusing the request based on article 7 (5) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 17-09-2025
Case Number: OCE-147429-Z9J2D8
Public Body: ESB Networks DAC [the ESB]
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council was justified in refusing the request under article 7(5) of the AIE regulations on the basis that no further records exist.
Date: 11-09-2025
Case Number: OCE-159734-Y9M2L6
Public Body: Longford County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information sought was environmental information under article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations. He varied the decision of the Department. He affirmed the decision to withhold the financial model and two locations named in the risk register under article 9(1)(c). He annulled the decision to withhold the balance of the redacted fields of the risk register and the constraints maps and directed release of that information.
Date: 11-09-2025
Case Number: OCE-127779-J9Y4Q0
Public Body: The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iii) Art.9(1)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in refusing the information sought and annulled the internal review decision of each appeal. The Department should provide the appellant with a new internal review decision in respect of each request.
Date: 11-09-2025
Case Number: OCE-157802-M1Q4T9 & OCE-157799-C1Q4L8
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(a) Art.9(2)(b)
Summary: The Department was not justified in refusing access to information on the grounds of article 8(a)(i) of the AIE Regulations
Date: 11-09-2025
Case Number: OCE-136212-H2G7M9
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i)
Summary: The Commissioner found the Department was justified in refusing access to the appellant’s request on the basis that no further relevant environmental information in held by or for it
Date: 08-09-2025
Case Number: OCE-144897-R4V7R1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Coillte was justified in refusing access and affirmed its decision.
Date: 05-09-2025
Case Number: OCE-154810-V9H1H7
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Council’s decisions in both cases and directed release of the requested information.
Date: 09-05-2025
Case Number: OCE-142176-N6B9X1; OCE-142487-P1N9V0
Public Body: Meath County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iv) Art.9(2)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in withholding information pertaining to pig herd numbers and associated location data under article 8(a)(i) of the AIE Regulations
Date: 03-09-2025
Case Number: OCE-136328-V5X4B6
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i)