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Ensuring Access to Environmental Information

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The role of the Commissioner for Environmental Information is to decide on appeals by members of the public who are not satisfied with the outcome of their requests to public authorities for environmental information.

Recent Decisions

Mr. X & ESBI Engineering & Facility Management Limited (ESBIEFML) The Commissioner found that ESBIEFML does not meet the legal definition of public authority in article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations and, therefore, is not a public authority Read more

Patrick Costello & the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (the Department) In accordance with article 12(5) of the AIE Regulations, the Commissioner reviewed the decision of the Department and found that the Report constitutes environmental information. He did not, however, require release of the Report as refusal was justified under article 8(a)(i) of the AIE Regulations. Read more

Mr. X & SIRO Limited The Commissioner found that SIRO Limited does not meet the legal definition of public authority in article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations and, therefore, is not a public authority Read more