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Various and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Commissioner annulled the Department's decision in each case and directed the Department to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of each request.

Date

30th May 2023

Case Number

OCE-125285-R5R7T4, OCE-120471-J6M2B9, OCE-125080-H6N7N8, OCE-119761-F1D1Q9, OCE-125566-Z6L2Z3

Public Body

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(5)

Various and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Commissioner annulled the Department's decision in each case and directed the Department to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of each request.

Date

30th May 2023

Case Number

OCE-125567-P6G3H5, OCE-125768-L4S6W8, OCE-125790-Z0S2H6, OCE-125793-Y8F4B0, OCE-125856-V9Z3Y1

Public Body

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(5)

Various and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Commissioner annulled the Department's decision in each case and directed the Department to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of each request.

Date

30th May 2023

Case Number

OCE-125858-Z7P9T4, OCE-125863-L2L3H8, OCE-127670-P3C6F4, OCE-129127-Z0Z4H4, OCE-132200-J8B4N5

Public Body

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(5)

Various and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Commissioner annulled the Department's decision in each case and directed the Department to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of each request.

Date

30th May 2023

Case Number

OCE-133297-N4F7G5, OCE-133307-R2Z4D2, OCE-135259-H7Z9K9, OCE-135364-L1W0G6, OCE-137101-Q4H1J5

Public Body

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(5)

Mr X and Department of Foreign Affairs

The Commissioner affirmed the Department's decision to refuse access to the information sought on the basis that it is not "environmental information" within the meaning of the definition in article 3(1) of the AIE Regulations.

Date

25th May 2023

Case Number

OCE-117650-X6L4K7

Public Body

Department of Foreign Affairs

Article of the Regulations

Art.3,Art.3(1)

Mr X and Coillte

The Commissioner annulled Coillte's decisions. He directed Coillte to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of each of the appellant's requests.

Date

19th May 2023

Case Number

OCE-129497-C3R3C7, OCE-132734-K2K5D8

Public Body

Coillte

Article of the Regulations

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

Mr X and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Commissioner found that the Department had not established that reasonable and appropriate searches had been conducted to identify and retrieve environmental information within the scope of the appellant's request and remitted the matter to the Department for further consideration.

Date

17th May 2023

Case Number

OCE-126112-P7B4F7

Public Body

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(5)

Mr B and Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Commissioner found that reasonable and appropriate searches had been undertaken to identify and retrieve environmental information within the scope of the appellant's request and affirmed the Department's decision.

Date

16th May 2023

Case Number

OCE-109587-X4V6N9

Public Body

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(5)

Dr Fred Logue and Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

The Commissioner found that the Department had failed to adhere to the timelines for decision-making as set out in article 7(8) of the AIE Regulations, but did ultimately release all requested information to the appellant.

Date

12th May 2023

Case Number

OCE-131983-N2F3X9

Public Body

Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(8)

Mr B and Galway County Council

The Commissioner found that the Council was justified in refusing part of the request under article 7(5) of the AIE Regulations as it does not hold the records in question. The Council was not justified in redacting information from the records which were released. The Commissioner directed release of the relevant unredacted records.

Date

31st March 2023

Case Number

OCE-124303-G4V2N6

Public Body

Galway County Council

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(5),Art.8,Art.8(a)(i)

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