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

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Noonan Linehan Carroll Coffey Solicitors and An Bord Pleanála (the Board) The Commissioner found that refusal to provide access to the requested information was justified on the ground of article 8(a)(iv) of the AIE Regulations. Accordingly, he affirmed the Board’s decision and did not require it to take any action. Read more
Mr XY and Fingal County Council The Commissioner found that while article 9(1)(c) applied to the information, the public interest in disclosure outweighed the interests served by refusal. Accordingly, he annulled the Council's decision and required it to make the withheld environmental information available to the appellant. Read more