Summary: The Commissioner found that, while article 9(2)(c) did apply to the draft Guidelines, the public interest in the disclosure of those Guidelines outweighed the interest served by their refusal. As such, he directed their release
Date: 12-08-2021
Case Number: OCE-97782-D6J1J0
Public Body: Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC)
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(c) Art.9(1)(d)
Summary: The Commissioner found that it was reasonable to conclude that no relevant environmental information was held by or for the Department following its carrying out of adequate searches and thus, article 7(5) of the AIE regulations applied
Date: 22-07-2021
Case Number: OCE-102375-J9W5Q1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: In each case, the Commissioner found that the information was not held by or for the Council and article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations applied
Date: 20-07-2021
Case Number: OCE-104056-M4K5P6, OCE-104057-W6W7F1 and OCE-104058-W7V4G8
Public Body: Tipperary County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: In each case, the Commissioner found that the information was not held by or for the Council and article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations applied
Date: 20-07-2021
Case Number: OCE-104056-M4K5P6, OCE-104057-W6W7F1 and OCE-104058-W7V4G8
Public Body: Tipperary County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(1) Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information at issue is environmental information within the meaning of article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations
Date: 19-07-2021
Case Number: OCE-103791-Q7Z1F9
Public Body: A County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)
Summary: The Commissioner found that DAFM was not justified in relying on article 9(2)(c) of the AIE Regulations in the circumstances and directed release of the information requested
Date: 15-07-2021
Case Number: OCE-93422-N0K3Q1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(b) Art.9(2)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information requested was held by and for UCD and annulled it decision to withhold the information on that basis. He remitted the matter to UCD for further consideration in accordance with the AIE Regulations
Date: 15-07-2021
Case Number: OCE-93477-D5V8B6
Public Body: University College Dublin (UCD)
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department's decision on the ground that it had not conducted adequate searches in an effort to locate all relevant environmental information. He directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the appellant's request.
Date: 08-07-2021
Case Number: OCE-102377-Q2D7P2
Public Body: Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that: (a) the information at issue was environmental information, within the meaning of article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations; and (b) the Department was not justified in refusing to process the appellant's request, and as such the request was inadequately answered.
Date: 07-07-2021
Case Number: OCE-93465-Z3R8H2
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1) Art.7
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information was "environmental information" and remitted the matter to DECC for further consideration
Date: 29-06-2021
Case Number: OCE-101846-L2D7P1
Public Body: Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)