Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was justified in refusing access to the information requested and affirmed its internal review decision.
Date: 21-04-2026
Case Number: OCE-140567-J6L3D7
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i) Art.8(a)(ii) Art.8(a)(iv) Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Coillte had taken sufficient steps to determine that it does not hold further 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: 16-04-2026
Case Number: OCE-165124-G0J3J4
Public Body: Coillte
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 affirmed the Department’s decision to withhold redacted information on the basis of article 9(1)(c).
Date: 15-04-2026
Case Number: OCE-125763-H5Z2L3
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1) Art.9(1)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Coillte had undertaken adequate searches for the information being sought by the appellant.
Date: 15-04-2026
Case Number: OCE-149397-K0T6J8
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department had established that it did not hold any further 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: 10-04-2026
Case Number: OCE-149437-D9G8Q4
Public Body: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner invoked article 15(1)(5) of the AIE Regulations to deem the appeal withdrawn.
Date: 10-04-2026
Case Number: OCE-163050-Y2R1T9
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.15(1) Art.15(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found Coillte was justified in redacting certain information contained in the records under article 8(a)(iii) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 08-04-2026
Case Number: OCE-162720-R8V3K8
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.12(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled Coillte’s decision and directed Coillte to conduct a new internal review decision-making process in respect of the information sought.
Date: 08-04-2026
Case Number: OCE-125812-N2K4S5
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Coillte was not justified in refusing the request under articles 4(1) of the AIE regulations. The Commissioner found it was reasonable for Coillte to provide access to the information at issue in a form other than that requested in accordance with article 7(3)(a)(ii) of the AIE regulations.
Date: 26-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-107718-J2P6T3 and OCE-128570-G2R5R1
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(3)
Summary: None
Date: 26-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-140357-L2B7R1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(3)(b)