Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department’s decision in each appeal and directed the Department to issue a new internal review decision to the appellant in each case.
Date: 28-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-144065-N2S2Y7, OCE-147136-K6L5P8, OCE-160445-Y3Y5T7, OCE-147185-J9Y2R4, OCE-148233-F7H6F0
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1) Art.7(5) Art.9(1)(d)
Summary: The Commissioner found the information requested is environmental information and annulled the Departments internal review decisions, directing the Department to release the relevant records.
Date: 28-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-146535-R1L0T3 and OCE-146542-C4Y6G9
Public Body: Department of Defence
Article of the Reg.: Art.3(1) Art.9(2)(b)
Summary: 31. Having carried out a review under article 12(5) of the AIE Regulations, I affirm Coillte’s decision.
Date: 27-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-138541-S5K2H0
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department’s decision under article 9(2)(a) of the Regulations and directed the Department to release the information to the requestor.
Date: 27-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-159611-J3W3T4
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Account
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(a)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council was not justified in refusing access to records under article 9(1)(b) of the AIE regulations.
Date: 27-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-138766-B3N5M9
Public Body: Kildare County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled Coillte’s decision to refuse the request under articles 9(1)(a) and 9(1)(c) of the AIE Regulations and directed Coillte to release the environmental information concerned to the appellant.
Date: 26-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-161964-L2L7F5
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(a) Art.9(1)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found the information requested is environmental information and annulled the Departments internal review decision, directing the Department to undertake a new internal review.
Date: 26-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-146547-C9W3R2
Public Body: Department of Defence
Article of the Reg.:
Summary: Whether the OPW has established that it did not hold information in accordance with article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 21-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-161518-W8F1Q7
Public Body: Office of Public Works
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that Coillte had taken sufficient steps to identify and locate all relevant environmental information relevant to the appellant’s request under article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 21-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-155526-L4H8D4
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner varied the FAC’s decision. While he annulled its decision under article 4(1) of the AIE Regulations, he affirmed its decision under article 7(3)(a)(ii) of the AIE Regulations to give access to the information at issue in 827 decisions for the years 2020-2024 to the date of the appellant’s request by way of scanned pdfs on the FAC website and names available on the Department’s website.
Date: 20-11-2025
Case Number: OCE-147252-M0K2N4
Public Body: Forestry Appeals Committee
Article of the Reg.: Art.4(1) Art.7(3)(a)