Summary: The Commissioner found that the SFPA was justified in refusing access to the information on the basis that Article 9(1)(b) applies to the information and the interest in refusal outweighs the public interest in disclosure.
Date: 11-06-2024
Case Number: OCE-141672-R4Z0J7
Public Body: Sea Fisheries Protection Authority
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council had not complied with the requirements of the AIE Regulations and annulled the internal review decision of the Council. The Council should provide the appellant with a new internal review decision
Date: 07-06-2024
Case Number: OCE-128559-C6Y7H0
Public Body: Leitrim County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(4) Art.11(4)
Summary: The Commissioner varied the Department’s decision. While it affirmed the Department’s decision in respect of the note and the further additional records, it annulled its decision in respect of the affiliation information and directed its release.
Date: 06-06-2024
Case Number: OCE-115477-R1Q9T3
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Article of the Reg.:
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information requested was “environmental information”, annulled the decision of the Revenue Commissioners and remitted the matter to them for further consideration.
Date: 06-06-2024
Case Number: OCE-130492-F6M6S4
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the decision of the Department and directed it to carry out a new internal review process.
Date: 31-05-2024
Case Number: OCE-131862-X5R6G6
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the information at issue is “environmental information” within the meaning of article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations and that the Department was not justified in refusing the information sought on that basis. He annulled the Department’s internal review decision and directed it to provide the appellant with a new internal review decision in respect of the request.
Date: 29-05-2024
Case Number: OCE-136873-N6D0Z3
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the Council to release the information contained in Record 2 and Record 3.
Date: 29-05-2024
Case Number: OCE-145522-P4V6M2
Public Body: Fingal County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the internal review decision of the Department
Date: 23-05-2024
Case Number: OCE-126581-X1N5N0
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the Board to refuse the request on the basis that the information sought was not held by, or for it, under article 7(1) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 23-05-2024
Case Number: OCE-143025-X5B2B5
Public Body: An Bord Pleanála
Article of the Reg.: Art.6(1) Art.7 Art.7(1) Art.7(7)
Summary: The Commissioner found that reasonable and appropriate searches had been undertaken to identify and retrieve environmental information within the scope of the appellant’s request and affirmed the decision of ESB.
Date: 20-05-2024
Case Number: OCE-141296-X9K1X8
Public Body: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)