Decisions

The Commissioner found that the Council's search for information was adequate. He found that the Council provided the appellant with the requested information within the scope of the request. Accordingly, the Commissioner affirmed the Council's decision

The Commissioner found that the information requested was “environmental information” and that article 7(3) of the Regulations did not apply. He remitted the matter to the Council for further consideration

The Commissioner annulled the Council's decision. He directed the Council to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of the appellant's request.

The Commissioner found that the document at issue is “environmental information” within the meaning of paragraph (c) of the definition in article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations. He annulled ESB's decision and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the document.

The Commissioner found that DPER had not complied with its obligations under the AIE Regulations when processing the appellant's request and remitted the matter to DPER for further consideration.

The Commissioner found that the information sought was environmental information, and that refusal was not justified by article 8(a)(iv), 9(2)(c) or 9(2)(d) of the AIE Regulations. On that basis, the Commissioner annulled the decision of the DPC and directed release of the information sought

The Commissioner annulled the decision of An Garda Síochána and remitted the request to An Garda Síochána for a fresh decision-making process.

The Commissioner remitted the request back to the NTA for a fresh decision-making process

The Commissioner found that information received by a staff member of a public authority orally and not recorded was not information in a "material form" and therefore did not come within the definition of "environmental information" contained in the Regulations. Nonetheless, he found that ABP had not conducted reasonable and appropriate searches to identify and retrieve environmental information within the scope of the appellant's request and he remitted the matter to ABP for further consideration

The Commissioner annulled NSAI's decision to give access to the standards at issue by way of in situ examination free of charge subject to the acceptance of terms under article 7(3)(a)(ii) of the AIE Regulations on the ground that NSAI did not, in either the original decision or the internal review decision, follow the process as set out in the AIE Regulations. He directed NSAI to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the appellants' request in accordance with the AIE Regulations.