Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council established that information relevant to the appellant’s request was not held by or for the Council in accordance with article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations
Date: 23-07-2025
Case Number: OCE-140713-D9F1X7
Public Body: Westmeath County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department had conducted adequate searches with respect to the information sought and affirmed its decision.
Date: 23-07-2025
Case Number: OCE-159854-Y5F8B8
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Council’s decision under article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations and directed it to provide the appellant with a new internal review decision.
Date: 16-07-2025
Case Number: OCE-157331-Z1M9X0
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found the request was manifestly unreasonable and affirmed the decision of Bord na Móna to refuse access to the information sought under article 9(2)(a) of the AIE Regulations
Date: 14-07-2025
Case Number: OCE-141685-D2F5Q6
Public Body: Bord na Móna plc
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(a)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Irish Rail was not justified in refusing access to the requested information under article 7(5) of the AIE regulations as reasonable steps had not been taken to identify all information relevant to the request. The Commissioner annulled the decision of Irish Rail and directed it to provide the appellant with a new internal review decision.
Date: 11-07-2025
Case Number: OCE-156354-Z3K4X2
Public Body: Irish Rail
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the public authority was not justified in refusing access to 24 records identified and directed release of the information subject to the redaction of certain information falling outside the scope of the appeal.
Date: 10-07-2025
Case Number: OCE-140629-F3L2J6
Public Body: Offaly County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(b) Art.9(2)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled DAA’s decision in respect of the seven (7) records and directed DAA to release the information concerned.
Date: 10-07-2025
Case Number: OCE-157533-L2S1V8
Public Body: DAA Public Limited Company
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i) Art.8(a)(ii) Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department has 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: 09-07-2025
Case Number: OCE-150771-H8K6Q9
Public Body: Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council was not justified in giving access to information relating to the appeal other than in the form manner requested under article 7(3)(a) nor in refusing access to additional requested information on the basis of 9(1)(c) and 9(2)(c) and annulled the Council’s decision in relation to part 3 and 6 of the appeal. The Commissioner further found that the Council was justified in refusing access to additional information on the basis of 7(5) and affirmed its decision on part 4 of the appeal.
Date: 08-07-2025
Case Number: OCE-150825-Q3J6X6
Public Body: Meath County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5) Art.9(1)(c) Art.9(2)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the FAC’s decision under articles 8 (a) (iv), 9 (1) (b), 9 (2) (c) and 9 (2) (d) of the AIE Regulations and directed the FAC to release the information sought.
Date: 04-07-2025
Case Number: OCE-153198-F5C7N2
Public Body: Forestry Appeals Committee
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(d)