Summary: The Commissioner found that NBII is not a “public authority” within the meaning of article 3(1) of the definition contained in the AIE Regulations.
Date: 26-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-93407-R2J5K0
Public Body: National Broadband Ireland Infrastructure DAC
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)
Summary: The Commissioner found the request was manifestly unreasonable and affirmed the Coillte’s decision to refuse the request under article 9(2)(a) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 25-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-154142-L3Q9G1
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(a)
Summary: Whether the Department 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: 20-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-161186-X6T6C3
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department’s decision under Article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations and remitted the matter to the Department to provide the appellant with a new internal review decision.
Date: 20-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-160515-P3H4Q9
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the Department’s decision and found that the Department 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: 18-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-157719-J2S2F8
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed DAA’s decision under article 9(2)(a) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 13-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-161719-W2X7J2
Public Body: DAA Public Limited Company
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(a)
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 no further records exist.
Date: 13-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-164529-Y5F0D7
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner varied the CRU’s decision. He annulled its decision under article 8(a)(ii) of the AIE Regulations. He affirmed its decision to refuse access to all of the information at issue in eight records and to certain information at issue in five records under article 9(1)(c) of the AIE Regulations. Regarding the remaining information at issue in those five records, he annulled its decision under article 9(1)(c) and 9(2)(d) of the AIE Regulations and directed its release.
Date: 10-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-107176-N1F6C0
Public Body: Commission for Regulation of Utilities
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(ii) Art.9(1)(c) Art.9(2)(d)
Summary: The Commissioner invoked article 15(1)(5) of the AIE Regulations to deem the three appeals withdrawn
Date: 05-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-164513-J7C6S9, OCE-165140-X2P0S3, OCE-164996-B4P7T4
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.15(5)
Summary: • The Commissioner found that adequate searches had been undertaken by the Department in respect of information sought. • The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in applying article 8(a)(i) to redactions concerning the names of board members but was justified in applying this article to redacted phone numbers associated with staff. • The Commissioner found that the Department had not justified its reasoning regarding the application of 9(1)(c) and directed it to undertake a fresh internal review decision regarding information redacted under this article. • The Commissioner further found that Department was not justified in applying article 9(2)(c) to redacted information.
Date: 04-03-2026
Case Number: OCE-153703-L3H1P1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i) Art.9(1)(c) Art.9(2)(c)