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Ms X and South Dublin County Council

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.

Date

14th November 2022

Case Number

OCE-104809-F3W9S5

Public Body

South Dublin County Council

Article of the Regulations

Art.8,Art.8(a)(i),Art.9,Art.9(2)(c)

Ms X and ESB

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.

Date

1st November 2022

Case Number

OCE-93412-H9Y7D4

Public Body

ESB

Article of the Regulations

Art.3,Art.3(1)

Dr Fred Logue and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

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.

Date

28th October 2022

Case Number

OCE-109717-K5Y2Z9

Public Body

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(10),Art.7(2)(a),Art.7(3),Art.7(5)

Right to Know CLG and Data Protection Commission

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

Date

28th October 2022

Case Number

OCE-108913-C6K9T2

Public Body

Data Protection Commission

Article of the Regulations

Art.3,Art.8,Art.8(a)(iv),Art.9,Art.9(2)(c),Art.9(2)(d)

Mr Ken Foxe and An Garda Síochána

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

Date

28th October 2022

Case Number

OCE-112308-H7Z8Z0

Public Body

An Garda Síochána

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(3),Art.7(5)

Organisation T and National Transport Authority

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

Date

24th October 2022

Case Number

OCE-106805-B6N6X7

Public Body

National Transport Authority

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(4),Art.9,Art.9(2)(a)

Dr Fred Logue and An Bord Pleanála

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

Date

21st October 2022

Case Number

OCE-109706-Y8Y0V3

Public Body

An Bord Pleanála

Article of the Regulations

Art.3,Art.3(1),Art.7,Art.7(5)

Organisation X and Organisation Y and National Standards Authority of Ireland

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.

Date

21st October 2022

Case Number

OCE-100065-V5F5W9

Public Body

National Standards Authority of Ireland

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(3)

Mr C and National Transport Authority

The Commissioner found that: (i) the requested information is environmental information; (ii) article 7(3) of the Regulations did not apply in the circumstances of the case; (iii) article 9(2)(c) of the Regulations did not provide grounds for refusal of the information as the public interest in disclosure outweighed any interest in refusal; and (iv) the existence of the licensing agreement with OSI did not provide grounds for refusal of the request.

Date

20th October 2022

Case Number

OCE-108934-T4M4T2

Public Body

National Transport Authority

Article of the Regulations

Art.3,Art.3(1),Art.7,Art.7(3),Art.9,Art.9(1)(d),Art.9(2)(c)

Right to Know CLG and Data Protection Commission

The Commissioner found that the DPC is a public authority within the definition provided by the AIE Regulations and that the information sought was environmental information. He found that refusal of the requested information was not justified under article 8(a)(iv), 9(1)(d), 9(2)(c) or 9(2)(d) of the AIE Regulations. He annulled the decision of the DPC and directed the release of the information sought.

Date

20th October 2022

Case Number

OCE-108025-S8H1W8

Public Body

Data Protection Commission

Article of the Regulations

Art.3,Art.3(2),Art.8,Art.8(a)(iv),Art.9,Art.9(1)(d),Art.9(2)(c),Art.9(2)(d)

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