Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the Department’s decision under article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations on the basis that it had taken reasonable and adequate searches, such as to identify and locate all relevant environmental information held by it in respect of the appellant’s request.
Date: 04-02-2026
Case Number: OCE-143569-Q2L1H6
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the Council’s decision under article 9(1)(b) of the Regulations.
Date: 30-01-2026
Case Number: OCE-156995-J4J7Y1
Public Body: Fingal County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iv) Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department 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: 30-01-2026
Case Number: OCE-158359-L7T3V0
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 the Department were unable to locate any records relevant to the request.
Date: 30-01-2026
Case Number: OCE-164189-B1T2Y2
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled Coillte’s decision. He found that Coillte had not taken sufficient steps to identify and locate all relevant environmental information within the scope of the appellant’s request in accordance with article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 29-01-2026
Case Number: OCE-156997-38H9P4
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the request has been adequately answered or has otherwise been dealt with in accordance with article 3, 4 or 5 of the AIE Directive (article 11(5) of the AIE Regulations).
Date: 29-01-2026
Case Number: OCE-163548-Z2W2H3
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.11(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the decision of the FAC to redact information consisting of work email addresses on the basis of article 8(a)(i) of the AIE Regulations and directed it to release this information in full. He affirmed the FAC’s decision to redact a personal email address on the basis of article 8(a)(i) and to refuse information under article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 23-01-2026
Case Number: OCE-161526-F7Y3M4
Public Body: Forestry Appeals Committee
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Coillte had taken sufficient steps to identify and locate all relevant environmental information within the scope of the appellant’s request in accordance with article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 22-01-2026
Case Number: OCE-152715-W5G8B3
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council had taken sufficient steps to identify and locate all relevant environmental information within the scope of the appellant’s request in accordance with article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 21-01-2026
Case Number: OCE-158863-L5C0C8
Public Body: Offaly County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the Council’s decision and found that the Council 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: 15-01-2026
Case Number: OCE-158138-R0F5M1
Public Body: Limerick City and County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(1)