Case: OCE-116966-W8P0M5
Background
Coillte refused to release all 52 documents
Investigator identified additional documents during the review, which Coillte had not included in the original 52 documents they identified
The investigator considered submissions from nine 3rd parties in addition to Coillte
Scope of request
Records relating to alleged unauthorised development for planning purposes
Overturned Coillte decision to refuse release of more general peatslide records that do not related specifically to the Meenbog landslide, as such a narrow interpretation would undermine AIE Regs
Coillte argued that a peatslide from a windfarm into a river is not ’emissions’ for the purposes of an AIE request
Is a peatslide an emission?
Peat is an emission
Course of justice refusual
Coillte identified the agencies that might investigate
None of the agencies identified by Coillte foresaw any legal actions
