Ensuring Access to Environmental Information

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The role of the Commissioner for Environmental Information is to carry out independent reviews of decisions made by public authorities on requests for environmental information.

Recent Decisions

Mr F and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine The Commissioner found that the Department was not justified in refusing the information sought on the basis that it was not environmental information. He annulled the Department's decision and remitted the matter for full consideration of the request. Read more
Ms C and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine The Commissioner found that the Department had not complied with its obligations under article 7(3) as it had failed to provide environmental information to the appellant in the form or manner requested by her in circumstances where none of the exceptions contained in article 7(3) could be said to apply. Read more
Uisce Domhain Water World Europe CLG and The Paul Hogarth Company The Commissioner found that the Paul Hogarth Company is not a public authority within the meaning of the definition in article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations. Accordingly, the Company was not obliged to process the appellant’s request for access to environmental information. The Commissioner has no further jurisdiction in relation to this matter. Read more