Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in withholding email correspondence, other completed documents and significant portions of unfinished documents and directed release of this information. He found that the public interest in withholding certain sections of the unfinished documents outweighed the public interest in disclosure and that the Department was justified in withholding this information.
Date: 19-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-135805-Z6Q3K5
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(c)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the EPA was not justified in withholding information contained within 5 records under article 8(a)(i) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 17-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-134687-D6K4L1
Public Body: Environmental Protection Agency
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(i)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the Council to refuse the request on the basis that the information sought was not held by the Council.
Date: 15-04-2024
Case Number: OCE-145478-J7L0B1
Public Body: South Dublin County Council
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner annulled Coillte`s decision in each case and directed Coillte to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of each request.
Date: 28-03-2024
Case Number: OCE-137746-Y2T9P1 OCE-133531-W6J3W9 OCE-136015-F9G6K6 OCE-137276-K5Q0H9 OCE-137281-K9J1X9 OCE-138537-F2P0Z7 OCE-137560-L5D6H9 OCE-137649-S0S2Z0 OCE-143825-K2D2Z4 OCE-141423-P1J1J6 OCE-141456-X5V0Q5 OCE-138357-W8G8R8
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.8(a)(iv) Art.9(1)(a) Art.9(1)(b) Art.9(1)(c) Art.9(2)(c) Art.9(2)(d)
Summary: None
Date: 26-03-2024
Case Number: OCE-139193-Z4J9X2
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.3
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in refusing the information sought due to the failure to provide adequate reasons for refusal. The Commissioner annulled the internal review decision in each of these appeals.
Date: 26-03-2024
Case Number: OCE-147096-D1W0V4 / OCE-146904-Q2H4V6 / OCE-146632-X4X2B8 / OCE-146684-Z4V9H0 / OCE-144794-C3N0F3 / OCE-144882-F6W1V5 / OCE-144883-B9G3B3
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(b)
Summary: The Commissioner found the request was manifestly unreasonable, and affirmed the decision of Coillte to refuse access to the information sought under article 9(2)(a) of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 27-03-2024
Case Number: OCE-121432-Q7F8C0
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(2)(a)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the internal review decision of An Garda Síochána in this case and found that the refusal of the request was justified on the grounds that article 9(1)(a) applied to the information sought.
Date: 25-03-2024
Case Number: OCE-139291-S0X9P9
Public Body: An Garda Síochána
Article of the Reg.: Art.9(1)(a)
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of Coillte.
Date: 19-03-2024
Case Number: OCE-145149-K7K4V5
Public Body: Coillte
Article of the Reg.: Art.7(5)
Summary: The Commissioner found that the Council had failed to adhere to the timelines for decision-making as set out in article 7 of the AIE Regulations.
Date: 19-01-2024
Case Number: OCE-144597-L6L5B5
Public Body: Offaly County Council
Article of the Reg.: