Summary: The Commissioner found that the refusal of the request was not justified as the public interest served by disclosure outweighed the interest served by refusal. He annulled the decision of the Department and directed release of the requested information.
Date: 22-12-2022
Case Number: OCE-109597-B3M7V0
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.10(4)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council was justified in refusing part of the request under article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations. The Council was not justified in redacting information from the records released. The Commissioner directed release of the relevant unredacted records.
Date: 22-12-2022
Case Number: OCE-115199-X2G0Y3
Public Body: Galway County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the fee charged by the Department was not reasonable within the meaning of article 15(1) of the Regulations.
Date: 16-12-2022
Case Number: OCE-110723-R2S7B8
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.15(1) Art.15(2)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Council's decision. He directed the Council to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the appellant's request.
Date: 15-12-2022
Case Number: OCE-116384-Y4R5W2
Public Body: Fingal County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i) Art.8(a)(iv) Art.9(2)(d)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the refusal was not justified under article 8(a)(iv) as the release of the information sought would not adversely affect the confidentiality of the proceedings of ABP. He annulled the decision of ABP and directed the release of the information sought.
Date: 14-12-2022
Case Number: OCE-110780-K9Y5K1
Public Body: An Bord Pleanála
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iv)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council's search for information was adequate. He found that the Council provided the appellant with the requested information within the scope of the request. Accordingly, the Commissioner affirmed the Council's decision
Date: 30-11-2022
Case Number: OCE-123925-X2D2B1
Public Body: Galway County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.12(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information requested was ''environmental information'' and that article 7(3) of the Regulations did not apply. He remitted the matter to the Council for further consideration
Date: 18-11-2022
Case Number: OCE-114531-T3X7W2
Public Body: Meath County Council
Article of the Reg.:
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Council's decision. He directed the Council to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of the appellant's request.
Date: 14-11-2022
Case Number: OCE-104809-F3W9S5
Public Body: South Dublin County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i) Art.9(2)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the document at issue is ''environmental information'' within the meaning of paragraph (c) of the definition in article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations. He annulled ESB's decision and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the document.
Date: 01-11-2022
Case Number: OCE-93412-H9Y7D4
Public Body: ESB
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)
Summary: The Commissioner found that DPER had not complied with its obligations under the AIE Regulations when processing the appellant's request and remitted the matter to DPER for further consideration.
Date: 28-10-2022
Case Number: OCE-109717-K5Y2Z9
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(2) Art.7(3) Art.7(5) Art.7(10)