Ensuring Access to Environmental Information

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 Coillte The Commissioner found that article 9(2)(a) of the AIE Regulations did not provide grounds for refusal in the circumstances of the case and directed release of the information sought. Read More
Mr Fintan Kelly and Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine The Commissioner found that the request was not dealt with in accordance with article 7(5) of the Regulations, as the Department: a) failed to provide the appellant with information relevant to the request; b) provided no evidence that it conducted an adequate and reasonable search to enable it to identify and locate information relevant to the request, in accordance with Article 7(5) of the Regulations. The Commissioner therefore annulled the Department’s decision and remitted the matter for fresh consideration by the Department. Read More
Mr Ken Foxe and Meath County Council The Commissioner found that the Council was not justified in refusing the release of the requested information to the appellant. The Commissioner noted that the Council has now disclosed all information he considers to be within the scope of the AIE request Read More