Summary: The Commissioner annulled the LDA's decision. He directed the LDA to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of each of the four requests.
Date: 01-07-2022
Case Number: OCE-111820-N9T6W7, OCE-111842-S3M9P3, OCE-111844-T0F6R5, OCE-111846-Z5C9T1
Public Body: Land Development Agency
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(a)
Summary: The Commissioner found that IFI was not justified in refusing the release of the requested information to the appellant. The Commissioner noted that IFI has now disclosed all information he considers was in the scope of the AIE request.
Date: 23-06-2022
Case Number: OCE-114454-M0D7N0
Public Body: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI)
Article of the Reg.: Art.12(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Council's decision. He directed the Council to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of the appellant's request.
Date: 22-06-2022
Case Number: OCE-114298-Q2G5R4
Public Body: Meath County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(3)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the request has not been dealt with in accordance with Articles 3(4) and 4(5) of the Directive
Date: 14-06-2022
Case Number: OCE-120470-F3T1B5
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.10(3) Art.10(4) Art.10(5) Art.11(4)
Summary: The Commissioner found that article 8(a)(iv) did not provide grounds for refusal of the information requested and directed release of that information to the appellant.
Date: 14-06-2022
Case Number: OCE-119334-J1N2B3
Public Body: An Bord Pleanála
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iv)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 10-06-2022
Case Number: OCE-118418-T4Y4L5 and OCE-118417-H6X6J4
Public Body: Department of Defence
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Council's decision to grant access to the records at issue. He directed the Council to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of the records.
Date: 08-06-2022
Case Number: OCE-105228-K7D1P7
Public Body: Fingal County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the EPA's decision. He directed the EPA to release records 41 and 42. He also directed the EPA to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of records 1-26, 28-40, and 43-63 and in respect of the appellant's request for additional relevant environmental information.
Date: 10-05-2022
Case Number: OCE-99411-G9T2S
Public Body: Environmental Protection Agency
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5) Art.9(1)(d) Art.9(2)(d)
Summary: The Commissioner (i) found that a number of documents provided to his Office by the Council were outside the scope of the request, (ii) found that article 9(1)(b) provided grounds for disclosure of a limited number of documents within scope, and (iii) directed release of the remaining documents to the appellant.
Date: 19-04-2022
Case Number: OCE-95351-T7P5K4
Public Body: Wicklow County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i) Art.8(a)(ii) Art.8(a)(iii) Art.9(1)(b) Art.9(2)(c) Art.9(2)(d) Art.10(1)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Coillte held additional documents within the scope of the appellant's request and directed their release. He upheld Coillte's reliance on article 9(1)(b) as providing grounds for refusal of information within the scope of the appellant's request which was subject to legal advice privilege.
Date: 14-04-2022
Case Number: OCE-99843-F6K8M8
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5) Art.9(1)(b) Art.9(1)(c)