Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was justified in refusing access to the information and affirmed its decision.
Date: 13-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-155215-X4R7N6
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department’s decision and noted that a new internal review decision should be provided to the appellant in each of the relevant AIE requests.
Date: 13-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-140145-G8D3Y9
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5) Art.8(a)(i) Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: i) The Commissioner found that the Department does not hold information in relation to any application for a Nitrates Derogation License in respect of the named farm ii) The Commissioner found that information relating to cross-compliance of the said farm with the requirements of the Basic Payment Scheme is environmental information in line with article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations iii) The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in withholding the information relating to cross-compliance of the said farm with the requirements of the Basic Payment Scheme, on the basis of article 8(a)(i) of the AIE Regulations
Date: 13-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-123784-K1Y0S8
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1) Art.7(5) Art.8(a)(i)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse information on the basis of article 7(5)
Date: 13-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-150106-X5H5Y2
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information was not held by or for the Department and article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations applied.
Date: 10-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-150429-Y6F4F7
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner varied the Committee’s decision on the basis that no further materials are held by the Committee on the basis of article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations and affirmed the Committee’s decision.
Date: 07-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-160149-H8D0C4
Public Body: The Forestry Appeals Committee
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(1) Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department has not taken adequate steps to identify and locate all relevant environmental information held by it. As such, he was unable to find that article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations can be relied upon by the Department. He annulled the Department’s decision in its entirety and directed it to consider the appellant’s request afresh and make a new internal review decision in accordance with the provisions of the AIE Regulations, and, in particular, the requirement to take adequate steps to identify and locate all environmental information held by it within the scope of the request.
Date: 07-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-146830-L2P0R5
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(1) Art.7(5)
Summary: Whether the information requested is environmental information in accordance with the definition thereof in article 3(1) and whether the Central Bank was justified in refusing the information under articles 8(a)(i) and 9(1)(c) of the AIE Regulations
Date: 05-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-125680-G2T6P4
Public Body: Central Bank of Ireland
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1) Art.8(a)(i) Art.9(1)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that IDA Ireland was not justified in withholding information on the basis that article 8(a)(iv) applies ii) IDA Ireland was not justified in withholding information to certain information on the basis that article 9(1)(C) applies
Date: 04-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-113635-G4L4W9
Public Body: IDA Ireland
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iv) Art.9(1)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was justified in withholding certain information under article 9(1)(b) of the AIE Regulations. He affirmed the decision of the Department accordingly.
Date: 04-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-161482-Q1H4W3
Public Body: Department of Climate, Energy and Environment
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(b)