Decisions

The Commissioner annulled the LDA’s decision. He directed the LDA to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of each of the four requests.

The Commissioner found that IFI was not justified in refusing the release of the requested information to the appellant. The Commissioner noted that IFI has now disclosed all information he considers was in the scope of the AIE request.

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 article 8(a)(iv) did not provide grounds for refusal of the information requested and directed release of that information to the appellant.

The Commissioner found that the request has not been dealt with in accordance with Articles 3(4) and 4(5) of the Directive

The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the Department.

The Commissioner annulled the Council's decision to grant access to the records at issue. He directed the Council to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of the records.

The Commissioner annulled the EPA's decision. He directed the EPA to release records 41 and 42. He also directed the EPA to undertake a fresh decision making process in respect of records 1-26, 28-40, and 43-63 and in respect of the appellant's request for additional relevant environmental information.

The Commissioner (i) found that a number of documents provided to his Office by the Council were outside the scope of the request, (ii) found that article 9(1)(b) provided grounds for disclosure of a limited number of documents within scope, and (iii) directed release of the remaining documents to the appellant.

The Commissioner found that Coillte held additional documents within the scope of the appellant's request and directed their release. He upheld Coillte's reliance on article 9(1)(b) as providing grounds for refusal of information within the scope of the appellant's request which was subject to legal advice privilege.