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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

Right to Know CLG and The Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Having carried out a review in accordance with article 12(5) of the AIE Regulations, the Commissioner varied the decision of the Department. He found that article 8(a)(iv) of the AIE Regulations applied to the majority of the records at issue. He found that the Department's decision to refuse access to certain records or parts thereof was not justified and directed the release of the information contained therein. Read more

Raymond Neilon and Irish Aviation Authority The Commissioner noted that the IAA's refusal of the request was a deemed refusal. Since deemed refusals are refusals without reasons, the Commissioner found that refusal was not justified and he annulled it. He decided that it would not be appropriate to require the IAA to release specific information since it has not been established that the IAA holds relevant information. Noting that the IAA said that it is possible that it holds such information, the Commissioner remitted the matter to the IAA for a fresh search and decision. He noted the IAA's stated willingness to provide the appellant with the requested information if it is found. Read more

Raymond Neilon and Irish Aviation Authority The Commissioner noted that the IAAs refusal of the request was a deemed refusal. Since deemed refusals are refusals without reasons, the Commissioner found that refusal was not justified and he annulled it. He decided that it would not be appropriate to require the IAA to release specific information since it has not been established that the IAA holds relevant information. Noting that the IAA said that it is possible that it holds such information, the Commissioner remitted the matter to the IAA for a fresh search and decision. He noted the IAAs stated willingness to provide the appellant with the requested information if it is found. Read more