Summary: The Commissioner annulled the decision of the Council and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of that information.
Date: 10-10-2023
Case Number: OCE-138269-Y2J4B1
Public Body: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department's decision and directed it to undertake a fresh decision making process.
Date: 02-10-2023
Case Number: OCE-124934-S2K4B4
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5) Art.9(1)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that article 9(2)(a) of the AIE Regulations did not provide grounds for refusal in the circumstances of the case and remitted the matter to Coillte to undertake a fresh decision-making process.
Date: 15-09-2023
Case Number: OCE-130454-P8G5D2
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(a)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information requested was ''environmental information'' and remitted the matter to the Department for further consideration.
Date: 01-09-2023
Case Number: OCE-127083-R3M4C1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council was not justified in refusing the release of the requested information to the appellant. The Commissioner noted that the Council has now disclosed all information he considers to be within the scope of the AIE request.
Date: 01-09-2023
Case Number: OCE-110745-C2C9S9
Public Body: Meath County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(3) Art.8(a)(i)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department's decisions. He directed the Department to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of each of the appellant's requests.
Date: 31-08-2023
Case Number: OCE-118384-M1X5T9, OCE-118412-N4R7L8, OCE-118414-N8P5T6, OCE-118415-B0V3W9, OCE-118416-P0M2J
Public Body: Department of Defence
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(3) Art.7(3)(a) Art.7(3)(b) Art.7(4) Art.7(4)(a) Art.7(4)(b) Art.7(4)(c) Art.7(4)(d) Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council had not complied with its obligations under article 7(3) as it had failed to provide environmental information to the appellant in the form or manner requested by him in circumstances where none of the exceptions contained in article 7(3) could be said to apply.
Date: 31-08-2023
Case Number: OCE-136180-Q6G7B9
Public Body: Fingal County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(3)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the request was not dealt with in accordance with article 7(5) of the Regulations, as the Department: a) failed to provide the appellant with information relevant to the request; b) provided no evidence that it conducted an adequate and reasonable search to enable it to identify and locate information relevant to the request, in accordance with Article 7(5) of the Regulations. The Commissioner therefore annulled the Departments decision and remitted the matter for fresh consideration by the Department.
Date: 31-08-2023
Case Number: OCE- 133114-P0T0J1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of Coillte.
Date: 11-08-2023
Case Number: OCE-135353-K4C6Q3
Public Body: Coillte
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: 04-08-2023
Case Number: OCE-139596-G8H3D9 OCE-138488-J3C7Q2 OCE-137399-G7W5W1 OCE-137146-N7W8H1 OCE-133713-P2G5R3
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)