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Mr A and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Commissioner (i) found that certain information held by the Department was outside the scope of the appellant's request; (ii) found that certain third party information could be redacted from the information disclosed; and (iii) directed release of the remaining information to the appellant.

Date

10th March 2022

Case Number

OCE-98828-R4K6M9

Public Body

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Article of the Regulations

Art.8,Art.8(a)(i),Art.9,Art.9(1)(b),Art.9(2)(d)

Mr Lar McKenna and ESB

The Commissioner found that the information at issue is "environmental information". He found that adequate searches had been conducted by ESB to identify and locate information but that certain information redacted by ESB comes within the scope of the appellant's request. He remitted the matter to ESB for further consideration.

Date

15th December 2021

Case Number

OCE-93399-G8R1J0

Public Body

ESB

Article of the Regulations

Art.3,Art.3(1),Art.7,Art.7(5),Art.9,Art.9(1)(c)

Mr Thomas Freeman and Coillte

The Commissioner found that the information at issue (i.e. payment information, the Schedule to a Wayleave Notice and a Deed of Easement relating to the placement of electricity lines by ESB on Coillte lands) was "environmental information". He remitted the matter to Coillte for further consideration.

Date

14th December 2021

Case Number

OCE-93470-B9V8X6

Public Body

Coillte

Article of the Regulations

Art.3,Art.3(1)

Ms T and Wicklow County Council

The Commissioner found that it was reasonable to conclude that no relevant environmental information was held by or for the Council following adequate searches and thus, article 7(5) of the AIE regulations applied.

Date

13th December 2021

Case Number

OCE-107723-Z8B0J8

Public Body

Wicklow County Council

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(5)

Mr Lar McKenna and Kildare County Council

The Commissioner found that the information in question was "environmental information" and remitted the matter to the Council for further consideration

Date

10th December 2021

Case Number

OCE-93472-R5M8V0

Public Body

Kildare County Council (the Council)

Article of the Regulations

Art.3,Art.3(1)

Mr David Healy and Fingal County Council

The Commissioner found that the Council was not justified in refusing access to the requested information in reliance on article 8(a)(iv) of the AIE Regulations.

Date

8th December 2021

Case Number

OCE-93408-H1B3M9

Public Body

Fingal County Council

Article of the Regulations

Art.8,Art.8(a)(iv)

Mr W and Dublin Airport Authority plc

The Commissioner found that: (1) daa holds information falling within the scope of the appellant's request; and (2) The information requested is environmental information.

Date

1st December 2021

Case Number

OCE-93473-B1N5L7

Public Body

Dublin Airport Authority plc

Article of the Regulations

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

Association Y and Cork City Council

The Commissioner found that the Council was had not justified its decision to refuse record 1 and part of record 3 under article 9(2)(c). He found that article 9(2)(c) applied to record 2 and part of record 3, but that the public interest favoured the release of those records, save for handwritten notes within record 3. The Commissioner found that the Council had not justified its decision to refuse further information on the basis that it had not provided evidence that it had conducted adequate searches.

Date

1st December 2021

Case Number

OCE-93405-C8C1J5

Public Body

Cork City Council

Article of the Regulations

Art.7,Art.7(5),Art.9,Art.9(2)(c)

Mr. Ken Foxe and Department of Environment, Climate and Communications

The Commissioner found that the Department was justified in refusing access to the redacted information on the basis of the exception in article 9(1)(b) and that the interest in refusal outweighs the public interest in disclosure

Date

19th November 2021

Case Number

OCE-93415-Y0N1P2

Public Body

Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (the Department

Article of the Regulations

Art.9,Art.9(1)(b)

Mr. Ken Foxe and Department of Environment, Climate and Communications

The Commissioner found that the Department was justified in refusing access to the redacted information on the basis of the exception in article 9(1)(b) and that the interest in refusal outweighs the public interest in disclosure

Date

19th November 2021

Case Number

OCE-93415-Y0N1P2

Public Body

Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (the Department

Article of the Regulations

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